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India Joins China in Censoring Websites

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the keeping-up-with-the-wangs dept.

cpatil writes "On the directions of the government of India, Indian ISPs have started censoring and blocking web properties. This was first noticed by Indian bloggers and upon inquiring with their respective ISPs, the actions are confirmed. Unfortunately, Blogspot and TypePad are the targets till now." There's an ongoing discussion of the censorship on GoogleGroups. The rediff.com coverage linked above indicates that the blocking is based on a list issued by India's Department of Telecommunications.

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  1. Wow... by Megaweapon · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Web sites can be blocked if they contain pornography, speeches of hate, contempt, slander or defamation, or if they promote gambling, racism, violence or terrorism.

    That's 99% of the web right now!

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    I'm sure "SlashdotMedia" will improve on all the wonders that Dice Holdings blessed us all with
  2. Huh? by Necronomicode · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Was it just me that read that as 'Indiana Jones China in censoring websites'?

    I was thinking wow that was gonna be a poor fourth movie ;-)

  3. Indian Jones? by Racher · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Did anyone else read that as "Indian Jones Censoring Websites"

    Throw me the laptop, I'll throw you the link!

  4. Indiana Jones by mobby_6kl · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Uh, looks like my English parser failed me again, from the first glance I assumed the headline said "Indiana Jones", until I realized the absurdity after reading the summary.

    Why aren't they censoring Myspace though? It's a much more serious threat to any civilized society than Blogspot, porn, or terrorists.

  5. No kidding? by fury88 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    LOL you're not the only one who saw that...

  6. Ahh Man... by dayhox · · Score: -1, Redundant

    i thought this was about Indiana Jones.