Google And Facebook Rising As Great Redeemers
The internet industry giants Google and Facebook today said that they will be working with Indian authorities to remove any kind of hateful content and inflammatory substance present on their websites. They expressed their understanding regarding the ongoing situation that is prevailing in the country and stated that the gravity of the situation calls for sturdy measures to be taken to strongly condemn acts of violence. Any kind of content which is intended to incite violence such as hate speech is prohibited on Google products which include You Tube, Google+ and Blogger. Buy news articles online to learn more about the issue. Google in its further statement added that it keeps a check on the inciting material that is flagged by the users and quickly works to remove them as and when it is uploaded on the internet complying with valid legal requests from authorities wherever possible, consistent with its policy.
According to the sources the government has ordered a ban on 310 web pages as they were said to contain morphed images and videos which were uploaded showcasing the alleged atrocities on Muslims, to take a look, buy online images. The government after reviewing such content stated that the presence of such barbarous substance on the internet was the sole reason behind the origin of fear psychosis among the people of the North-East and their mass exodus from different parts of the country. As Google and Facebook both lead the internet industry, they had to have a strong influence on its users, the impact of which was not positive because of the unacceptable content sinking in.
The past has already witnessed long debates over social networks being used for "inflammatory content" and monitoring of content on these websites. Some people have strong opposition to this idea as they feel that the move would amount to curbing the fundamental right of freedom of expression. To know further details, buy online content. Facebook being an extremely popular site and the hub of all social activities, with over a 50 million active users has agreed to work with the Indian authorities. Reports state that it will work to remove content which breaches the terms of Facebook itself set out in the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
Further the spokesperson of Facebook has stated that objectionable content will be removed from the site. The spokesperson said that accounts of individuals will be removed from Facebook who have posted provocative content or have issued direct calls for violence or perpetuated the hate speech. Government in its reports has stated that some content has been uploaded from outside the country, mostly from Pakistan and the website must take quick actions to eliminate such provocative material present on the website. Officials have reported that so far 207 web pages have been blocked by the government agencies as they were found to have offensive images and videos, 93 more web pages are expected to be blocked within a day or two. It is a great gesture on the part of the government and the global leaders Facebook and Google to join hands in curbing the menace and bringing peace to the world, even we should join hands to do the same.
According to the sources the government has ordered a ban on 310 web pages as they were said to contain morphed images and videos which were uploaded showcasing the alleged atrocities on Muslims, to take a look, buy online images. The government after reviewing such content stated that the presence of such barbarous substance on the internet was the sole reason behind the origin of fear psychosis among the people of the North-East and their mass exodus from different parts of the country. As Google and Facebook both lead the internet industry, they had to have a strong influence on its users, the impact of which was not positive because of the unacceptable content sinking in.
The past has already witnessed long debates over social networks being used for "inflammatory content" and monitoring of content on these websites. Some people have strong opposition to this idea as they feel that the move would amount to curbing the fundamental right of freedom of expression. To know further details, buy online content. Facebook being an extremely popular site and the hub of all social activities, with over a 50 million active users has agreed to work with the Indian authorities. Reports state that it will work to remove content which breaches the terms of Facebook itself set out in the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
Further the spokesperson of Facebook has stated that objectionable content will be removed from the site. The spokesperson said that accounts of individuals will be removed from Facebook who have posted provocative content or have issued direct calls for violence or perpetuated the hate speech. Government in its reports has stated that some content has been uploaded from outside the country, mostly from Pakistan and the website must take quick actions to eliminate such provocative material present on the website. Officials have reported that so far 207 web pages have been blocked by the government agencies as they were found to have offensive images and videos, 93 more web pages are expected to be blocked within a day or two. It is a great gesture on the part of the government and the global leaders Facebook and Google to join hands in curbing the menace and bringing peace to the world, even we should join hands to do the same.
