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Google content filtering based on request from Indian Government

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Google content filtering based on request from Indian Government Google content filtering We all know that recently Delhi High Court had threatened Google and Facebook with China like bans if they refused to censor offensive content. Google content filtering issue the issue is caused due to the posting of illegal images and contents in facebook and other social networking sites. the Google announced plans to filter content based on requests from each country. 1) Google's content filtering measure by having country specific mirrors is limited only to its Blogging platform. 2) Google Search, Orkut and Google Plus remain unaffected by this measure. 3) The announcement comes on the heels of Twitter's announcement that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets by country. 4) The move comes weeks after the Delhi High Court had threatened Google and Facebook with China like bans if they refused to censor offensive content. 5) Google had tried to wash