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Re:India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers i... by ngc248 on Sunday January 31, 2021 @02:04AM (#25976762)
The current thing happening delhi is similar to the Occupy Capitol a few weeks ago. Of course this violence needs to be stopped, I mean it's the capital for gods sake.

India is not losing its freedom, but with the amount of population and rumour mongering on whatsapp/social media tamping down on the internet sometimes is necessary. Earlier before data become ubqiquitous, they used to clamp down on SMS.

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Re:India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers i... by davchana on Monday February 01, 2021 @12:49AM (#25985933)
Capitol Hill, a leader did a conference, & then followers had intentions to change the result of election (rightly or not).

Delhi Protest, nobody was even talking about any election results, there was no elections, there was no intentions or talks about changing the power to different hands/party/leader.

Only Extremist Hindus are not losing any freedom. All Other religions, castes, minorities, poor people are under constant attack in this BJP Rule, be it Beef Lynching, Cow Transporter Lynching, Valentine Beatings, CAA, NRC, JNU, Kashmir & many others.

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Re:India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers i... by ugexe on Sunday January 31, 2021 @08:37AM (#25978715)
Why do you think rumor mongering is a valid reason for a country to disable people’s internet?
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Re:India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers i... by sbmthakur on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:20AM (#25979416)
That rumor mongering is amplified by Social media and often leads to violence.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_WhatsApp_lynchings

https://www.wired.com/story/how-whatsapp-fuels-fake-news-and...

I do not like shutting of Internet in any area but I am not the one responsible for maintaining law and order. Additionally, in the age of e2e apps, it becomes quite difficult to find the real perpetrators.

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Re:India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers i... by boring_baduku on Sunday January 31, 2021 @08:47AM (#25978784)
I completely agree with you. Some of us who are not in agreement with the parent comment are being downvoted. HN is a propaganda machine now. It's not a platform for debate anymore.
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