Internet Archive takes down upload of BBC’s Modi documentary - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34504085
Censorship, arrests, power cuts. India scrambles to block BBC documentary. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/25/india-bbc-na...
Re:BBC Modi Documentary Removal
by goodcanadian on Saturday January 28, 2023 @12:28PM
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Looks like BBC wants to keep itself in control and not authorise unwarranted copies of the video around Internet.
The BBC produces content and licenses it around the world in exchange for money. Is it really surprising that like other copyright holders, they want to control unauthorised copying?
This post was #1 on hacker news. Seems it's been censored out.
I'm sure it was flagged like crazy (pro-Modi demographic is very sensitive and numerous in places like this) and there have been plenty of recent discussion already
I like how the larger thread has been removed by citing a smaller thread focused on Elon musk as a talking point.
This thread had 221 upvotes as opposed to the Elon musk focused thread with 72 upvotes and a fraction of the discussion.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34512758
Looks like BBC wants to keep itself in control and not authorise unwarranted copies of the video around Internet.