from Hacker News

Indian artists take government to court over 'chilling' tech laws

by alraj on 8/29/23, 9:38 AM with 8 comments

• by hunglee2 on 8/29/23, 9:43 AM

  the EU Digital Services Act also has provisions which enable governments to demand removal of content from online platforms. US Gov method is more implicit, through embedding 'ex'-employees into online safety teams and demanding backdoor surveillance on messaging.

  Seems like we are all marching toward the same future, via slightly different routes

• by isanjay on 8/29/23, 3:26 PM

  We have reached peak authoritarism I see.

  It's a shame that a country of 1.4B can't produce a competent opposition.

• by desi_ninja on 8/30/23, 1:03 PM

  Artist turned political activist turned attention seeker. The headline is quite sneaky to omit his tantrums of past years.

  Even if the stand is right, Kunal kamra has lost all credibility for me. I would rather support someone else making similar points than this joke of a person.