[puduvailug] Fwd: [FSFTN] Join and share the event for the protest against IT Act

From: Alagunambi Welkin <alagunambiwelkin@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ILUG-C <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, puduvailug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 11:42:14 +0530

Dear Friends

The recent action against a boy for allegedly posting comments against
a leader on Facebook is an indicator that despite massive public opinion
against restriction of speech online, suppression of freedom of
expression continues. Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu calls on all
supporters of a free internet to gather in human chain at *4 PM at Besant
Nagar Beach on December 4, 2012 (Today)* against the various flaws in the
Information Technology Act, especially Section 66 A.

From the action against Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra to that against
cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and Ravi Srinivasan in Puducherry, the Air India
crew members and Shaheen Dhada and Rinu Srinivasan in Mumbai, the use of
the IT Act is serving as an obstacle to free expression of ideas. The lack
of clarity in the rules due to the use of vague terminology is one of the
major reasons for this situation. FSFTN and demands that the rules be
clarified and loopholes be closed so that the IT Act cannot be used to
settle personal vendetta or enforce one's ideas on others.

There has been successful protests in Bangalore and Hyderabad last sunday,
lets show the people in power we from Chennai too want the change. There is
nothing like joining hands in this wonderful climate against the flawed IT
Act. Join us today at 4pm in Besant Nagar Beach.

FSFTN and Chennaites for Internet Democracy invites all those who are keen
to protect our rights in the internet to join hands. Let us raise our
voices in unison against the flawed IT Act.

-- 
Alagunambi Welkin
Executive Committee Member,
Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu,
part of Free Software Movement of India.
www.fsftn.org

[puduvailug] Fwd: [FSFTN] Join and share the event for the protest against IT Act

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