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Is Slashdot Blocked In Parts Of India? (slashdot.org)

Long-time Slashdot reader davesag writes: I'm a regular long-term Slashdot reader and have been living in Delhi for the last 9 months. As of last Friday 25th August the only way I can access Slashdot at all is via a VPN. It appears that Slashdot has joined the growing list of websites the Indian Government finds threatening.

The Indian Government is deeply paranoid over internet access, with many sites being blocked, jail sentences for viewing blocked URLs, and bans on open wifi networks.

In 2015 the Indian government blocked access to over 800 adult web sites, and earlier this month they reportedly blocked access to Archive.org. "A block on Slashdot is over the top," davesag writes, "and makes me wonder what it is about this news site that the government here finds so terrifying."

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  1. We'll describe it to you over the phone by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just outsource your browsing to Americans.

  2. Re:jail wifi by dgatwood · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not when the answer is obvious.

    What about this news site does the government find so terrifying?

    Goatse.

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