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The question of what responsibility should lie with Internet platforms for the content they host that is posted by their users has been the subject of debate around in the world as politicians, regulators, and the broader public seek to navigate policy choices to combat harmful speech that have implications for freedom of expression, online harms, competition, and innovation.

A recent Supreme Court case, Carpenter v United States, questioned whether the government could get location data from a cell phone company for a criminal case. The Court held that the government needs a warrant to procure cellphone information because, as Justice Roberts said, “the time stamp data that comes from your cell phone site location information provides an intimate window in a person’s life, revealing not only his particular movements but through them his familiar, political, professional, religious, and sexual associations.

In this episode, The Stream speaks with tech industry experts and policy analysts to explore whether the Indian government’s plan will ensure public safety or set a dangerous precedent.

The latest in the EU's string of internet regulatory efforts has a new target: terrorist propaganda. Just as with past regulations, the proposed rules seem onerous and insane, creating huge liability for internet platforms that fail to do the impossible.