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Indian Nationalists Forcibly Censor Orkut
starkravingmad writes "The Economic Times is running a story on Hindu nationalists in India threatening to wreck internet cafes that don't block parts of Orkut that the vigilantes find offensive. From the article: '"Orkut is used by many destructive elements to spread canards about India, Hindus, our gods and cultural heritage," said Abhijit Phanse, president of Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena, the student group. "We are gently telling Internet cafe owners that it is their responsibility to see that surfers do not use their facility to carry out such hate campaigns ... Or else, we will have to do that job for them." Last week, dozens of Shiv Sena workers vandalised some Internet centres, saying they were not stopping their customers from accessing Orkut groups involved in sending hate messages.'"
I hope that the RIAA doesn't change tactics after hearing about this
See, that changes my whole impression of the story. At first I thought "bad Indian nationalists!" based on the context. But know that I know that they are trying to shut down something like MySpace, I'm all turned around on the issue. MySpace and all of its clones are an evil that must be stopped by any means necessary.
... and then they built the supercollider.
...I thank god that I'm an Atheist.
This is news for nerds. Everyone who was paying attention in 2004 knows what it is.
Sorry, I like totally spaced that year.
Maybe.
Send me a photo, and I'll think about it.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
commoditization of christ for easter
Yes, they're making mockery of Jesus by tying him randomly to Easter like thatg. What's Easter got to do with Jesus anyway.
It's about bunnies, people! Next thing, they'll tie him to Christmas as well. Idiots.
Ewww. Umm, can we take a rain check?
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Hey! What's wrong with buttplugs that you use it as a pejorative??