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India App Censorship Leads To Own Goal, Streisand Effect, Ofcom To Take Note, Please| Rahul Matthan

217 · Alecmuffett · July 29, 2026, 11:53 a.m.
uncategorised BitChat India India open-source software Streisand Effect Government Overreach
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The blog post discusses India's I4C takedown order which requires GitHub to delete Bitchat's code repositories. It criticizes the order for being based on weak legal grounds and anticipating future misuse of the software. The author argues that such censorship not only undermines legal principles but has also led to unintended consequences, indicating a backlash against the government's actions.
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