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Indian authorities targeted a student-run parody account after it mocked the prime minister, treating the satire as a political threat. The episode portrays a government willing to use law enforcement and platform pressure to suppress even low-stakes criticism.
9:56 AMAl JazeeraSummary
Indian authorities targeted a student-run parody account after it mocked the prime minister, treating the satire as a political threat. The episode portrays a government willing to use law enforcement and platform pressure to suppress even low-stakes criticism.
Why it matters
When a government criminalizes satire, it normalizes coercive tools for political control and narrows the public space for opposition in an election-ready democracy.
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