Google Orkut ‘hatred’ charge
p2pnet.net News:- A Bombay High Court alleges Google’s Orkut social network is spreading messages of hatred about India.
Now an order has been issued, “in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by local Advocate Yugant R Marlapall,” says The Times of India, going on:
“A picture of burning the national tricolour, bearing anti-India message, has been put on www.orkut.com and a community ‘We Hate India’ has been created on the site, the petition said.
“The petition has also appealed to the government to appoint a ‘controller’ under the Information Technology Act-2000 to regulate all such communities being in operation on the internet.”
A hearing into the claim has been slated for November.
Orkut is also in trouble in Brazil where it’s been ordered to supply information for a criminal investigation, or face the consequences, whch could include a $61 million fine.
Also See:
The Times of India – Google’s social networking site in trouble, October 10, 2006
face the consequences – Google Brazil in user data probe, August 23, 2006
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