Fawad Khan to Zakir Naik: India's tryst with bans in 2016

Fawad Khan to Zakir Naik: India's tryst with bans in 2016

2015 was a year of bans. From beef to pornography, the Indian authorities' proficiency to ban had drawn criticism from different sections. And 2016 was no different.

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Niharika Sharma
  • Dec 20, 2016,
  • Updated Jan 6, 2017 3:53 PM IST

2015 was a year of bans. From beef to pornography, the Indian authorities' proficiency to ban had drawn criticism from different sections. Instant noodles Maggi, documentary on Nirbhaya, Fifty Shades of Grey (the film),  Wendy Doniger's book The Hindus were also banned during the previous year.

But if people were hoping 2016 would be any different, it wasn't the case. Here's what came under the scanner and got banned in India this year:

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The government asked Internet service providers to block websites that offered or advertised escort services in India. In total, the government ordered ban on 237 websites. It was not explained what, if any, process was followed before these websites were banned and what norms were applied for the order that the internet service providers received.

2015 was a year of bans. From beef to pornography, the Indian authorities' proficiency to ban had drawn criticism from different sections. Instant noodles Maggi, documentary on Nirbhaya, Fifty Shades of Grey (the film),  Wendy Doniger's book The Hindus were also banned during the previous year.

But if people were hoping 2016 would be any different, it wasn't the case. Here's what came under the scanner and got banned in India this year:

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The government asked Internet service providers to block websites that offered or advertised escort services in India. In total, the government ordered ban on 237 websites. It was not explained what, if any, process was followed before these websites were banned and what norms were applied for the order that the internet service providers received.

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