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March 21, 2005
Nationalist organization in India calls for ban on ringtone
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a nationalist organization in India, has called for a ban on the national anthem ringtone, stating that it is offensive.
''This is an insult to the national anthem and the ringtone should be banned immediately,'' he said, adding the service providers should strictly be asked to withdraw the ringtone."
Although there is not a massive uproar about this (VHP is a relatively small organization), this could be a sign of things to come in more hardline countries that have reputations for filtering and/or censoring content.
Posted by Michael Amin at March 21, 2005 12:29 PM
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