Anonymous Coward User ID: 7691899 Germany 12/25/2011 11:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | India tries to censor the Internet [ link to economictimes.indiatimes.com] Three of the world's largest Internet companies - Google, Facebook, Yahoo - and 18 other companies have been summoned to face trial in January by the Patiala court for "willfully promoting and publicising offensive material for commercial gains". The debate, on what gets to stay online and what does not, has been heating up in India with the government's recent attempts to censor the internet. snip Indian rules require websites to remove offensive content from their sites within 36 hours of receiving a takedown notice. Failure to do so may lead to court proceedings. Experts say Indian law is asking companies to take down offensive content without applying their "brains" or terms and conditions they operate under when they receive a takedown notice. If the content creator can prove that it is not offensive, it can be put back up on. Most US-based firms like Facebook and Google operate under the terms and conditions governed by the US law. More at link |