Internet Censorship In Saudi Arabia

An Anonymous Coward writes: "It's good to see long-established cultures are fighting back against the global monoculture. It seems that censorship of the Internet is a practical proposition for governments that care sufficiently about the 'moral welfare' of their citizens. It is possible that Slashdot is censored due to the high levels of profanity encountered. Interestingly enough, they have hired Europeans to do the censoring for them. The BBC has this report, Saudi Arabian authorities succeed in censoring the Internet." The official government censor says: "the conservative and religious culture of the Saudi people means they want to be sure that if they log onto the net they will not be offended." I'm sure that's true for many people; the rest have been buying satellite dishes by the truckload to watch authorized TV.

Comments

Religion shouldn't be part of gov't

[mind21_98]

I'm Muslim, but I believe that the Koran should not be used as basis for laws. This goes for other religious books also from other religions (such as the Bible.)

I know the Koran is supposed to tell you how to live etc, but I barely go by some of the stricter portions of it. In other words, censorship is sure to come if the country has religious laws and religion as its base.

If people want to break their religions and go to hell, I think they should be allowed to. If they want to be an "honest, faithful" person, let them do that too. Just don't force it upon an entire population.