[0] https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/31/indian-government-censorsh...
It is possible. It is also possible that they got corruption, cronyism and lack of free speech all at the same time. :-)
This was the reason of block. No doubt blocking the whole site (especially if it's a platform/user curated content site) isn't intelligent response, but it only indicates incompetence (and not blanket ban on free speech) on behalf of some officials as many of them may still not have good understanding of how the latest web stuff works.
They wanted the ability to take down content that criticized the government, the PM, their government office, anything positive to Pakistan, etc. It was a power move to squash free speech, and they backed down. Terrorism was just a false flag.
> In the end, they wanted us to pledge fealty to India, and take down any content that they (Indian bureaucrats) found objectionable. We refused, and in the end, the hubbub was too much for them and they removed the blocks.
Really, was this stated anywhere or did you just see this way?
> They wanted the ability to take down content that criticized the government, the PM, their government office, anything positive to Pakistan, etc. It was a power move to squash free speech, and they backed down. Terrorism was just a false flag.
Any evidence for this ? And are you sure you're attributing to malice what is likely incompetence. India banned GitHub for a couple of days
It seems your faith in the Indian government will never be changed, and that this has left the realm of facts and entered one of nationalism. Good day.
You seem emotional, which I understand since it affected your website, but you should note I haven't displayed any nationalism.
Measure every bit of your responses to these questions. Although those would still be anecdotal at best, but then it's going to help you decide on yourself. And I guess no one, absolutely no one will use that data against you.
But yes, you're definitely displaying both nationalism and foolishness at the same time.
Why don't you point out the nationalism and foolishness in my comments?
I have neither defended nor justified India's actions. I don't think I've pushed any of my ideas as complete fact, which the other poster has by relying on a single data point.