Hackers target Indian minister in free-speech fight [1]

DawnCom, November 30, 2012

Indian Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal. -AFP File Photo

 

NEW DELHI: Hackers attacked and defaced the website of India’s IT minister on Friday amid a growing campaign against a law governing online comments which has been condemned by free-speech advocates.

An amendment to India’s Information Technology Act in 2009, which was championed by Minister Kapil Sibal, makes it illegal to make “grossly offensive” comments online, a measure seen by critics as a draconian limit on free speech.

 

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