The Indian government has internet companies like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook asked all of the user content and to check for unwanted expressions v completed. rdat that this comes online. That control would be by people should take place.
The Indian minister of telecommunications, Kapil Sibal, would internet service providers and Facebook six weeks ago, invited to his office. He would be a Facebook-page have shown which the president of a large Indian party offended was. “This is unacceptable”, would the minister have said. Sibal would then propose to monitor hateful content such as incitement to riots have done, which he said would have to expect that this people is carried out.
Monday would minister Sibal a new meeting have had, this time with representatives of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook. This is reported in The New York Times on the basis of sources in the technology sector. In a subsequent press conference, confirmed the ministry’s plans. The goal would not be to the freedom of the press to erode.
It is not the first time that India is trying to get a grip on the telecommunicatiegedrag of its large population. In april, rules were set that providers commit to certain onwelgevallige content offline and BlackBerry-maker RIM received from the government a request to provide an understanding of communications data.
Facebook responded with the statement that the content delete, if that is contrary to its terms, the company hateful texts and threats mentioned. Google let himself in similar terms, writes the India Times.