[India] Government orders clampdown on Internet porn
http://www.financialexpress.com/article/tech/porn-ban-in-india-sparks-censorship-debate/113070/
India has blocked hundreds of adult websites to prevent
pornography becoming a social nuisance, a government official
said on Monday, sparking a debate about censorship and freedom
in the world's largest democracy. In India's first big
crackdown on Internet porn, service providers have been directed
to block 857 websites, N.N. Kaul, a spokesman at the department
of telecommunications, told Reuters ... The government, in a
17-page order issued on July 31 and leaked to freedom of speech
activists on Monday, listed offending sites and directed service
providers to block access on the grounds of morality and decency
... Demand for porn, however, seems strong. Pornhub, an adult
entertainment website included in the ban, last year said India
ranked fifth for daily visitors.
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