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Indian Government Lifts Ban on Blogs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-have-a-soapbox-and-i-must-speak dept.

iDope writes "The Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India has lifted the ban on blogs (reported previously on Slashdot) following pressure from the Indian blogger community and the media. Even with the lifting of the ban several bloggers from BloggersCollective are getting ready to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) (similar to a Class Action Lawsuit in US) in the Supreme Court of India against the Government censorship of the Internet."

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  1. We are rejoicing! by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    "In bureaucratic India, overlords who are first at posting are pleased to be welcoming you!"
    - Steve.

    (Yes I am really being named Steve, and the weather here in Bango...r, Maine is wonderful! We in America are overjoyed to be reading this and posting about it on your Slashdot!)

  2. Finally! by Andrewkov · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good news! Now we can outsource Blogging to India!

  3. Slippery slope! by megaditto · · Score: 2, Funny
    lifted the ban on blogs (reported previously on Slashdot) following pressure from the Indian blogger community


    If the blogs were illegal, why is the Govt. caving in to such criminal 'blogger' community. This is pandering to the criminals. What next, Pakistan O.K.ing manufacture of C4 by terrorists?

    India is on a slippery slope here; today they allow bloggers, tomorrow they got homosexuals burning Indian flags at their weddings to celebrate partial birth evolution.
    --
    Obama likes poor people so much, he wants to make more of them.
    1. Re:Slippery slope! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      What's a homosexual burning Indian flag and where do I buy one?

  4. Minor picking of a nit by JakusMinimus · · Score: 2, Funny
    Plus blogs are usually fairly harmless.

    I think you need to use preview, you mispelled worthless!

    Plus blogs are usually fairly worthless.

    Ahhhhhh, much better
    --

    You can be an atheist and still not want to succumb to some weird cross-over sheep disease -- AC