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Social media sites refuse Indian censorship request
The Indian government's proposal to crack down on offensive internet content has sparked anger among the population.
Telecommunications minister Kapil Sibal asked providers of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to screen out content that might be considered defamatory to religious and political leaders. But the move has been decried as a gag on freedom of speech.
Presenter: Kanaha Sabapathy
Speakers: Kapil Sibal, India's Telecommunications Minister; Milind Deora, Minister of State for Communications and IT; Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament for the Opposition, BJP; Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of the policy research group, the Centre for Internet and Society
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Sunil Abraham spoke to Radio Australia. Follow the original broadcast by ABC Australia Radio here