27-02-2016 22:30 via salon.com

Facebook’s shameless “colonial” ambitions: Why its aggressive play for Indian users was rightfully banned

There’s a crackdown on free speech happening right now in a country that delights in calling itself the world’s biggest democracy.Last week, more than 2,500 students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, India, a school known for its progressive politics and high levels of student engagement, protested the arrest of their Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar. Kumar was detained for protesting the Indian government’s actions in Kashmi
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