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Facebook Sued In US Court For Blocking Page In India

Posted by timothy on from the proper-jurisdiction dept.

itwbennett writes: Facebook has been sued in California by the non-profit organization Sikhs For Justice for blocking their page in India. The group has charged Facebook with engaging in 'a pattern of civil rights violation and blatant discriminatory conduct' by blocking its content in the whole of India. It has asked the court for a permanent injunction on further blocking of the page, access to Facebook's correspondence with the Indian government about the block, and an award of damages, besides other relief.

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  1. Google+ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Use Google+ if you don't like Facebook's policies?

    1. Re:Google+ by MagickalMyst · · Score: 3, Funny

      Google plus sucks. Not nearly as bad as Facebook, but it still sucks.

      If you want a real social network you can always go old school - get out of the house and make some friends.

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      Political correctness is really just herd psychology pushed by insecure people who desperately seek social conformity.
    2. Re:Google+ by MagickalMyst · · Score: 1, Funny

      "G+ is awesome. No friends use it..."

      Aren't friends the whole point of social media?

      --
      Political correctness is really just herd psychology pushed by insecure people who desperately seek social conformity.
  2. Re:Hmmm .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The US could always offer some FREEDOM to India. 'Murica! Yeah!