Free speech in India

IN Media Watch Briefs | 05/05/2012

As the world observed world press freedom day on May 03, India showed decline in press freedom according to a report by Freedom House. The Free Speech Hub took a closer look and recorded four assaults, 25 restrictions, three threats, 10 attacks, four restrictions via IT Act, one death of a journalist and one arrest so far till May 2012; all these instances being restrictions on freedom of speech and expression.

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.