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India Blocks Over 800 Adult Websites

Posted by samzenpus on from the nothing-to-see-here dept.

William Robinson writes: The government of India has blocked over 800 adult websites through a secret order. “Free and open access to porn websites has been brought under check,” N.N. Kaul, a spokesman at the department of telecommunications said. “We don’t want them to become a social nuisance.” The ban has provoked debates in the country about extreme and unwarranted moral policing by the government. The action came after the Supreme Court of India had refused to ban porn sites in India.

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  1. Re:Building a censorship infrastructure by ThatAblaze · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "there is a slippery slope when you start blocking porn" would make a good news headline.

  2. Re:Yeah, great by Dutch+Gun · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Kaul said the government was working on a long-term solution and suggested the ban would not remain indefinitely.

    I'm dying to know what sort of "long-term solution" would be acceptable to those who feel a need to ban or block others from watching pornography. Drug therapy? Morality police? Castration? Shotgun weddings?

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  3. Please explain, how is court ignored? by wisebabo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is an honest question (I'm not Indian). How does the government get to override the recently passed decision by the Indian Supreme Court NOT to ban these very same sites? Is there some sort of executive order that allows the government to do so? Or is the government doing something "illegal" (I think the decisions by the Supreme Court must be the very definition of legality right?).