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Nov 21, 2012
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face, forever,” George Orwell wrote in “1984”. That future is now with the boot stamping facebook. Compiled by Nazir Ahamed
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![On November 20, 2012, two young women were arrested on charges of “promoting enmity between classes” and “sending offensive messages through [a] communication service,” after Shaheen Dhada (left) posted, and the Renu Srinivasan ‘liked,’ a message on Facebook, questioning the Mumbai bandh that followed Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray’s death. Following a public outcry a probe has been ordered into their arrest. Photo: Special Arrangement](http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01275/SHAHEEN_1275197g.jpg)
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