[throwaway8581]

No good guys but the oligarchic silicon valley information complex is a definite bad guy that crowds out competing platforms where alternative views might flourish.

[jdauriemma]

No argument here, but I don't think the Modi government constitutes a competing platform.

[_blz2]

Indian media existed before Facebook and twitter.

[smoldesu]

The only competition out there is going to abuse India's market and create an even worse paradigm shift. Newer platforms will be forced to be monitored/moderated by the state instead of a third party, which invites political oppression and censorship on a scale that's hard to fathom.