Those on the internet know that at one point you come cross a pop up ad saying you win a million dollars; you know that this is some kind of hoax; if you click on the ad you will get a virus on your computer or that someone is trying to steal your social security number. We also have on FaceBook come across a fake celebrity account claiming to be whatever celebrity they are when in reality it is some 15 year old fan running the account. This has become a recent problem in India as many celebrities and MPs (members of Parliament) are complaining about this.
One "Former Bollywood star and Rampur MP Jayaprada said celebrities are being targeted on Facebook. [She is reported to said]"Fake Facebook accounts are being created and nude pictures are posted on them. There is no provision to delete them. Is the government trying to find the links to those who create these accounts? This is not freedom of expression," she said."
So the question is what is freedom of expression? Is it teens impersonating their favorite celebrity on FaceBook? Or are these celebrities allowed to claim defamation of their personality and image; that is it being ruined by these fake FaceBook accounts? Well "communications minister Kapil Sibal's response that policing the internet was a work in progress led to calls for tougher action against social media."
While Kapil Sibal called for tougher action with social media he still cautions, saying "If we object to certain postings we will violate freedom of expression. This government is fully committed to ensuring freedom of expression." So how are they to police social media sites without stepping on people's right to freedom of expression?
It became a recent problem with children impersonating thier favorrite cereblity on FaceBook. That there are programs in place set up by Delhi police to educated young people about the Internet. That program "...will primarily focus on creating awareness amongst children about the risks of uninhibited exchange of information on the internet and the precautions one needs to take. "Asking children to refrain from entering adult and hate sites, informing them of the cyber laws of the country and initiating publicity campaigns are some of the highlights of this programme,"