>Wikipedia told the Delhi High Court that it is willing to provide basic subscriber information (BSI) details about users who edited the page on Asian News International (ANI) in a sealed cover to the court, during an appeal hearing at the Delhi High Court on October 28. Bar and Bench reported that Wikipedia also offered to serve a notice to these users and notify ANI of the same, but without any identifying details.
The core issue here is that ANI - an indian news syndication agency - has regular and credible accusations of being biased towards india's hindu nationalist government. ANI sued Wikipedia in court using the argument of defamation.
There is a serious threat to freedom of speech in india and the indian state is only too happy to indirectly threaten media houses via the tax authorities.
See also the Indian Broadcast bill, where the state tries to "regulate" speech on platforms like youtube. In typical incompetent fashion, this is textbook overreach that is simultaneously vague but broad reaching.
>Wikipedia told the Delhi High Court that it is willing to provide basic subscriber information (BSI) details about users who edited the page on Asian News International (ANI) in a sealed cover to the court, during an appeal hearing at the Delhi High Court on October 28. Bar and Bench reported that Wikipedia also offered to serve a notice to these users and notify ANI of the same, but without any identifying details.
The core issue here is that ANI - an indian news syndication agency - has regular and credible accusations of being biased towards india's hindu nationalist government. ANI sued Wikipedia in court using the argument of defamation.
There is a serious threat to freedom of speech in india and the indian state is only too happy to indirectly threaten media houses via the tax authorities.
See also the Indian Broadcast bill, where the state tries to "regulate" speech on platforms like youtube. In typical incompetent fashion, this is textbook overreach that is simultaneously vague but broad reaching.
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