News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on India’s new intermediary liability and digital media laws will harm the internet. Parent comment

Re:India’s new intermediary liability and digital media laws... by revendell_elf on Thursday March 04, 2021 @01:52AM (#26339435)
But the view that companies trying to censor and control information is universally acceptable, right? I think most the universe lies in the West.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:India’s new intermediary liability and digital media laws... by triceratops on Thursday March 04, 2021 @11:40AM (#26344619)
> control information

On their websites. You keep leaving that out. Facebook can't control what goes on Twitter and vice versa. But the government has power over both. That's why it's bad for the government to do it.

[ Parent | on HN ]