Why Communications Minister Kapil Siban was so upset with social networking sites? Apparently, his party and government leaders have been particularly the target of “disparaging and defamatory” depictions in these sites.
Sibal met senior functionaries from Facebook, Google, YouTube and Yahoo on Monday, and asked them to evolve a mechanism to filter such “inflammatory” and “defamatory” content that could create social tension.
It is learnt that the Minister took a strong view on the use of morphed images of Ms Sonia Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh on Facebook. Sibal even warned of “stern action” against these firms if they failed to act.
Several morphed pictures of Congress top leaders are doing the rounds on Facebook and other sites. Some of these are not exactly in good taste.
Facebook and other social networking sites have become the ultimate place for ‘creative’, ‘funny’ and ‘interesting’ images, cartoons, caricatures and several other odd things for people to vent their feelings over various issues.
However, the government now wants to be big brother and warns that it is watching. Click here to see Brahmanandam, the king of morphed images.
