Bhavana VarunNov 10, 2019
Worshippers of totalitarian regime are requesting Indian Govt. to ban @Mastodon in India. Demeaning activists, writers, students & branding them anti national wasn't enough, so now they have audacity to crush platforms supporting voices of dissent. What threatened them? Fight against Casteism!
@Gargron It's farcical how they claim, Mastodon suppresses 'normal' voice? So it means who?🤔
May be, Its Castiest, Racist, Xenophobes who are trying to 'normalize' hate!
Show threadEugen RochkoNov 10, 2019
@BhavanaVarun I don't think they could ban @Mastodon even if they wanted to. They could block mastodon.social on ISP level, but there are over 2,000 other ones, and they couldn't stop new Mastodon servers from popping up.
Show threadAravindNov 10, 2019
@Gargron @BhavanaVarun @Mastodon Eugen, these guys once made a list of 6K+ porn sites to be blocked. I use VPN so not sure if they are still blocked. The point is.. don't underestimate the righteous ignorance of idiots.
Show threadAravind
@Gargron @BhavanaVarun @Mastodon Also, this.
Nov 11, 2019 at 4:06amTusky
Show threadShashank Mohan Nov 11, 2019

@ngaravind @Gargron @BhavanaVarun @Mastodon
Check out internetshutdowns.in maintained by @[email protected] for more accurate data on net shutdowns in India.

#India
#internetshutdowns

Show thread🧐Nov 11, 2019
@ngaravind @Gargron @BhavanaVarun @Mastodon Here's a regional break-down. Source : internetshutdowns.in
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 11, 2019

@Kasheer

#KashmirStillUnderSiege This is how they talk about peace & normalcy.

Show threadAliNov 11, 2019
@BhavanaVarun
The beautiful thing is that kashmiris are used to this and don't lose their mind if they're subjected to long hauled internet shutdowns
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 11, 2019
@Kasheer Your patience and courage in these moments is unfathomable for me. At times, I have no words.
Show threadAliNov 11, 2019
@BhavanaVarun you can attribute it to the case that we have witnessed it through decades. Not just three but 8 atleast.
And centuries of oppression at the hands of the dogras, sikhs and the mughals.
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 11, 2019

@ngaravind @Gargron @Mastodon

Scary! Internet Shutdown and Mass surveillance. India seems to top the list. Why the govt. is so obsessed with it?

Show threadAravindNov 11, 2019
@BhavanaVarun @Gargron @Mastodon Because they are scared. Their actions have no legal or moral legitimacy. In a country where top 1% controlled 50% wealth in 2014, and controls 76% wealth in 2019, they are scared of democratization of knowledge, and by extension, thought. They are shit scared of what they stand to lose.
Show threadBhavana VarunNov 11, 2019
@ngaravind @Gargron @Mastodon Govt is tightening the grip over citizens rights. Lesser say means more control. Where are we heading? Still, awareness works and we do what we gotta do to resist all imposition. Ultimate power lies with the people and that's what they fear.
Show threadprivvcyNov 11, 2019
@ngaravind @Gargron @BhavanaVarun @Mastodon Yet another world-beating statistic from the Free Democratic Constitutional Republic of India, under uniquely dynamic leadership @ramakumarr @gnowgi