The trial in India against Google and Facebook for failing to censor allegedly offensive content on their social networks in that country has been again postponed, and now there are reports that video hosting site Vimeo, along with torrent sharing sites like the Pirate Bay have been blocked on a certain Indian ISP. The Department of Telecom in India has blocked Vimeo, particularly though the Reliance Communication ISP:
Here are some reactions on Twitter:
@faabodotcom
faabo.comThe Pirate Bay, Vimeo blocked in India http://t.co/TbdnGnNw
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@AnonCircle
Anonymous CircleIndia Orders Blackout of Vimeo, The Pirate Bay and More http://t.co/7Mm6dJAU #Anonymous 1 day ago via AnonCircle · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@shilpitewari
shilpitewariIndia orders Blackout of Vimeo, The pirate bay and more http://t.co/sgsfaCZ5
Wondering what else is happening?? 2 days ago via Twitter for iPad · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@saliltripathi
Salil TripathiWHAT? India has blocked Vimeo? http://t.co/JqRQXsM9 2 days ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Facebook had in the past plainly removed any content deemed to be offensive from its Indian network, though it’s not yet clear what the issue is with Vimeo. Still, any sort of site that hosts user-generated content can run into snags in India, where incendiary comments can quickly turn into a real problem amongst various locales.
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