India defends moves against social media
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="censorship">censorship</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="edited">edited</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="falsely">falsely</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Assam">Assam</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burma">Burma</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="uploaded">uploaded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hindu">Hindu</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flee">flee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="Cyber">Cyber</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>, <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Pawan">Pawan</span> <span word="Duggal">Duggal</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span>-<span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="PAWAN">PAWAN</span> <span word="DUGGAL">DUGGAL</span>: “<span word="India">India</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="cyber">cyber</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="cyber">cyber</span>-<span word="security">security</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="India">India</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="cyber">cyber</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cyber">cyber</span> <span word="warriors">warriors</span>.”</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="India">India</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kapil">Kapil</span> <span word="Sibal">Sibal</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="censor">censor</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="misuse">misuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span>. <span word="Pranesh">Pranesh</span> <span word="Prakash">Prakash</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bangalore">Bangalore</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>.</p>
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