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Vague Content Bans Enable Censorship

This provision prohibits sending materials that are "indecent," "scurrilous," "grossly offensive," or "prejudicial to public safety or peace and public order" through postal, courier, or logistics services. These subjective, undefined terms create a censorship mechanism that can be applied arbitrarily to suppress legitimate political speech, satire, journalism, or controversial but protected expression. Unlike international democratic standards, the provision extends beyond universally accepted prohibitions (child exploitation, direct incitement to violence) to vague moral judgments, with no exceptions for journalistic, artistic, or educational purposes. Combined with inspection powers in Section 40, this creates infrastructure for content surveillance and control of information flow.