The assault on media freedom has started. A horde of cops delivered this notice today demanding compliance with new IT rules at the home a Manipur journalist. That is why The Wire’s editorial called this a mala fide attempt to ‘regulate’ digital media. https://t.co/l1Bw950W9b
Forget about trying to control digital media, messaging apps, social media platforms, OTT apps
This Govt won't even spare your games. They want full control of that also. Start using a VPN / Tor / Proxy if you are not already. That's the only one way to bypass this nonsense.
'Charges of sedition against journalists and activists for reporting or commenting on the (farmers) protests, & attempt to curb freedom of expression on social media are distrubing departures from essential human rights principles' - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on India
It's done: The IT Rules, 2021, are officially in play. We cannot stress this enough - this fundamentally changes the Indian internet. Please RT this thread on the Rules and how they bring government control over digital media like never before.
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