Kapil Sibal’s nine commandments

Here is the text of his controversial guidelines on web content pre-screening

GN Bureau | December 13, 2011


Order! Order!
Order! Order!

Kapil Sibal wants the government to play Big Brother to the cyber world. His guidelines asking Facebook and similar social-media websites as well as other websites to pre-screen content and remove any offensive comments have created a storm. But few have read the guidelines. Here is the document, attached below.

While at it, in case you have missed out on our coverage so far of this vital issue, here are some of the relevant links:

Mr Sibal, computers can't screen satire
The minister has aimed the gun at easy target, the intermediary, whereas the right place to fire is individual culprits

Net loss: Kapil Sibal declares war on social media
It’s now a fight to the finish. The amazing diversity of the digital world is seen as a threat by the government that is going all out to annihilate it

Sibal defends move, asks social media to be 'sensitive'

Sibal under attack in cyberspace

Hackers give Sonia nasty birthday gift. No thanks Kapil

Katju lends support to Sibal on net screening
 

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