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Bangladesh Blocks Facebook Over Muhammad Cartoons

Posted by kdawson on from the try-syndication dept.

lbalbalba writes with a BBC story about Bangladesh following Pakistan in censoring Facebook. "Bangladesh has blocked access to Facebook after satirical images of the prophet Muhammad and the country's leaders were uploaded. One man has been arrested and charged with 'spreading malice and insulting the country's leaders' with the images. Officials said the ban was temporary and access to the site would be restored once the images were removed. It comes after Pakistan invoked a similar ban over 'blasphemous content.' ... Thousands of people joined anti-Facebook protests in Bangladesh on Friday demanding the site be blocked over the contest. A telecomm regulator there said, "Facebook will be re-opened once we erase the pages that contain the obnoxious images." And how do they propose to do that?

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  1. I, for one, completely agree. by Narcocide · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Seriously. For once, Pakistan is right. Someone needs to delete Facebook.

  2. Re:Here's a better idea by EdIII · · Score: 1, Redundant

    EdIII: The more you tighten your grip, Yvanhoe, the more boards will slip through your fingers.

    Yvanhoe: Not after we demonstrate the power we have over the tubes... In a way, you have determined the choice of the board that'll be destroyed first. Since you are reluctant to provide us with the URL of the Rebel base, I have chosen to test our destructive power... on your homepage... Slashdot....

    EdIII: Nooo!!! Slashdot is peaceful. We have no trolls here! Well, that's not true.. there are a lot of assholes and brain dead moderators... and Idle.. but they are moderated down! Moderated Down!!

    Yvanhoe: You would prefer another target? A military target? Then provide the URL!

    EdIII: *Sniff*

    Yvanhoe: I grow tired of asking this. So it'll be the last time. Where is the Rebel board?

    EdIII (softly): 4Chan. They're on 4Chan.

    Yvanhoe: There. You see. You could be reasonable... Continue with the operation! You may send the command sequences to the BotNet when ready..

    EdIII: What!?

    Yvanhoe: You're far too trusting. 4Chan is too resilient (and a hive a wretched Anonymous Cowards) to be an effective demonstration. But don't worry. We will deal with 4Chan soon enough.

    EdIII: No!

    ****

    CowboyNeal: I feel a great disturbance in the tubes... as if millions of users suddenly cried out in terror or were moderated out of existence. I fear something terrible has happened....

    ****

    P.S - I am slightly disturbed played the part of Princess Leia... but I do feel strangely more free now