Are liqour companies allowed to advertise on the web?

[Ninad <ninad@bom4.vsnl.net.in>]

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Hi,

I was discussing the topic of the 'net being a free medium with a 
friend of mine today and she said that if the net were really a
free medium of expression, why were liquor and cigarette companies
in India not allowed to advertise on the net.

I told her that it was only good ol' DD which believed in such
freedom of expression of not allowing liquor companies and 
cigarette companies to advertise on their channels but she
pointed out that she had not come across any site displaying any
liquor or cigarette ads...

which set me thinking... is there any law/ rules which prevents
liquor, cigarette companies to advertise online?

what do you think?

Ninad
ninad@mumbai-central.com

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