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In Advance of Ramadan, Indonesian Gov't Starts Massive Censorship Push

Posted by timothy on from the night-time-is-for-snacking dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Indonesian government has blocked access to 1 million pornographic websites in advance of Ramadan, the country's holy month. Internet censorship is nothing new in Indonesia, but the scale of this particular restriction is unprecedented. Apparently this is only the beginning. Minister Tifatul Sembiring said Wednesday his office would target more sites through the country's holy month, and beyond."

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  1. Re:Maybe I'm missing something by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because Islam is the state religion.