Big businesses attempt to muzzle critical reporting in India

Legal actions are increasingly being used by large corporations to threaten the media into silence in India.

Legal actions such as this notice fall under what are known as strategic lawsuits against public participation–or SLAPPs, Acharya said. She described SLAPPs as a tactic intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critical voices by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism.