Information Society Watch

October 10, 2006, India e-Gov

In a move towards censorship of 'hate' material, the Aurangabad branch of Bombay High Court has told the Maharashtra government to issue a notice to Google for allegedly spreading hatred of India through`Orkut', Google's social network service. According to the petition filed, a picture of a burning Indian flag, bearing an anti-India messsage, along with a community called "We Hate India" have been created on the site. The petition also calls for the government to assign a `controller' under the Information Technology Act-2000 to regulate similar online communities. The following hearing should take place in November.

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