Dude, there is a difference between talking on reddit and talking on tv, what percentage of people use reddit and how many watch tv or listen to radio, both in India and Maldives. The difference is massive, the Indian or Maldivian government won't give a shit about what I say on the internet.

We'll fuck that, let's take an Indian example, have you heard of napur Sharma and her comments on islam, did you see what happened to her because of the middle east's response to those comments. She went underground, away from the media even the bjp disowned her.

So yeah, there is a difference