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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by mlnj on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:26AM (#27748199)
>So, those people were jailed for mocking the death of a politician, not for merely saying that cowdung does not cure covid.

Again, not illegal to make fun of dead people.

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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by alex_smart on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:49AM (#27748486)
>Again, not illegal to make fun of dead people.

In India? Who knows? Probably not NSA worthy, but I wouldn't bet against anything being illegal in India.

I certainly know one person who was kept in jail for years for mocking one dead person (PBUH). That person did eventually get out on bail only to soon have his throat cut. But I guess that case ties into mocking religious feelings of a community (but then, so does this case).

Also, I think you probably missed the part where I began and ended my comment by emphasizing that I think this is government misusing the laws to punish dissent.

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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by selimthegrim on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:14AM (#27748869)
295AB are British laws, no one is making Indians keep them
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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by alex_smart on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:43AM (#27749289)
I know?
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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:57AM (#27748600)
Depends on the country; in countries like North Korea it'll probably get you executed.
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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by justshowpost on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @03:39PM (#27753279)
That's bad example, in North Chorea eating too much grass could get you executed as well.
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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by afiori on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:33AM (#27749164)
In many countries it is.
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