Indian police open case against hundreds in Kashmir for using VPN
As a young tech person in India, this stuff makes me <i>so</i> angry. The ruling party here (BJP) doesn't have any real competition. Which means they can get away with pretty much anything.<p>They've banned VPNs. They'll chuck you in prison if you speak against the government or a politician. Then they'll brand you as an "anti-nationalist" and openly say to their supporters that you deserve to be shot.<p>Facial recognition is now being used to identify protestors. Bots and deepfakes are being used to spread propoganda.<p>Many people are upset, but there's nothing we can do. We can't speak out without fear of being reprimanded. We can vote for other parties, but there's no way that they'll ever win. The majority of the population has blind faith in BJP. The only demographic that appears to realise the implications well enough is the youth in urban areas - a very insignificant fraction of the nation's population.<p>Even the media is afraid to speak out against BJP because if they do then they get attacked by physical and virtual mobs.<p>It's a shame. So much potential.