"Censorship or regulation on Social Media" is Direct Attack on Freedom of Speech by the Government.
KunwarAbhishekBhagat
Amravati:
Social Networking sites have always been a platform where we could express our opinion or thoughts about politics, political leaders, entertainment and virtually everything freely. But we cannot deny that Social networking sites have also been the place to pornography, defame leaders, actors and even common people and also religious attack which can harm communal harmony. So the Government in India is all set to implement regulation and some norms which have to be followed by social networking sites.
Networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIntold that they have their own norms and never allow content that do not stick to Facebook norms. Google has also maintained that they cannot remove content that abide their terms and conditions simply because the content is controversial and this very pleas are not being accepted by government and even PCI chief Katju.
Social media provides the ultimate freedom of space for anyone who wants to express their thoughts and views for or against. But by taking away this freedom, the government is spoiling the basic tenets of democracy and that is just not acceptable.
The concern is understandable. But the government has lost the moral right to do so, because this move could easily be coloured by their fear of a public outcry and revolution. We’ve seen shades of the same during the Anna Hazare movement. They fear that the anguish amongst the public is so much that if social networks continue to be what they are, soon we could see a Tahrir Square happening!
Censoring or regulating the content on social media sites is totally unjustified. How different would we be from China or Afghanistan? I think censoring of the Internet is good, but to a certain extent. At the same time no one can really define what crosses the line.
KunwarAbhishekBhagat
IIMC Amravati, DrZichkarBhawan
1st floor.SantGadge Baba University,
Amravati, Maharashtra
