BJP backs mechanism to curb objectionable content on websites
The BJP is not averse to the idea of a mechanism to curb “offensive and objectionable” material on the social networking websites with the approval of Parliament. In response to a specific question here, party Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha S.S. Ahluwalia said his party would support any “concrete measures” contemplated by the government to contain material on the internet which could hurt religious sentiments or were defamatory in nature. The move by Mr. Sibal two days ago to summon representatives of Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Microsoft to discuss measures to block objectionable content being posted on social networking sites led to some netizens taking strong objection to the initiative on the plea that it was an attempt to muzzle the freedom of expression. Sibal calling these four organisations and asking them to sign the paper is just like he told Ramdev to sign a paper.” A senior BJP leader, while broadly endorsing the idea of a way to ensure that social networking sites are not misused to incite sections of society, maintained that it is difficult to prevent such content from getting on the sites of these social networks. He said that despite filters put in place by the global internet companies it was impractical to control objectionable material before it was posted on these social networking sites owing to the high flow of postings.
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