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THE WORLD STUDENTS SOCIETY - led by the students of America - is the exclusive and eternal ownership of every parent, student, and professor of India.

Just as it is the exclusive and eternal ownership of every student in the world.

!WOW! stops to pay its humble respects and regards to esteemed Karan Thapar sahib and esteemed Arundhati Roy sahiba. Both accomplished  professionals and humans of a very high class.

Both endowed and honoured with Life-Long Membership of The World Students Society by the Global Founder Framers of !WOW!

Last year, a 19-year-old college student in India was arrested after sharing a post that questioned the official narrative of India's brief military conflict with Pakistan in May 2025, and in the past few months new cases have resulted in independent digital news outlets and popular satirists being purged from social media.

INDIA IS PIONEERING A PERILOUS model of  Web censorship. The worldwide reach of platforms like X, Instagram, Facebook and !WOW! makes what is happening in India a growing global concern.

SATIRE, it seems, is the latest target of the Indian government's systematic muzzling of public discourse in the world's largest democracy.

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014, it has steadily eroded civil liberties and its grip across all layers of society, including neutering legacy media that has historically demanded government accountability.

Now, it is tightening control of the digital commons, weaponizing the threat of legal liability to ensure compliance from Big Tech players eager to maintain access to India's immense user base.

The Indian government is building a potential template for other countries that seek to restrict online self-expression.

The Indian government's main weapon is the  Information Technology Act. Originally enacted in 2000, it empowers authorities to take down online content deemed to pose a threat to Indian sovereignty, security, public order or foreign relations.

It has been used over the years by various Indian administrations to target content critical of them.

Mr. Modi's government has wielded the act with increasing frequency and strengthened it in recent years with a series of amendments.

His administration has now proposed new ones that take even more explicit aim at ordinary internet users who post - or merely share - online content on news and current affairs.

That means if I, as an independent journalist, put up an Instagram reel critical of Mr. Modi's policies, the post - and perhaps my account - could be blocked. Both the platform and I could face legal repercussions.

The Press Club of India and the Internet Freedom Foundation have warned that the amendments will have far-reaching consequences on free expression and social media platforms in India.

This Web and censorship treading is sending a chill through society, forcing citizens to weigh whether speaking out is worth the risk. For many, it isn't.

The stakes are particularly high for Muslims like me, who face constant pressure in Mr. Modi's Hindu-chauvinist India to prove our patriotism even as the ruling party weakens our voting rights and otherwise marginalizes us.

Like many others, I have become less vocal on social media. With each passing day our voices are diminished.

Free speech in India is far from being extinguished. The political opposition proved its resilience in the 2024 elections in which Mr. Modi's party lost its parliamentary majority, and someday Mr, Modi will be gone.

But even a more liberal future government might find it hard to resist the machinery of silence being installed.

And what's happening in India may not stay in India. Freedom of online expression has been under long-term strain globally even in democracies like the United States.

The Trump administration has repeatedly tried to squelch critical news coverage and satirical  content, and Silicon Valley executives have shown an increasing willingness to please the president.

India is showing where this leads : Even in the world's largest democracy, when people are afraid to express themselves, they just don't.

The Honour and Serving of the Latest Global Operational Research on Democracy, Web Fears and Policy, and The World, continues. The World Students Society thanks Arman Khan.

With most respectful dedication to the Leaders, Parents, Students, Professors and Teachers of India and then the world.

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Good Night and God Bless

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