With Parag Agrawal becoming Twitter CEO, now a number of Big Tech companies are headed by persons of Indian origin. Unsurprisingly, a wave of patriotism has swept across India. These people have ‘done India proud’—that is the common refrain. But that may not be true, for Big Tech today is the enemy of free speech; and Indians helping curb liberty can never be a matter of pride for their country.
To put things in perspective, let’s consider the case of Jayaprakash Narayan. He can be lauded as a hero because he fought against authoritarianism during the Emergency (1975-77). But we can never and should never eulogize the otherwise admirable people for having colluded with tyranny at that time.
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