Pakistan Bans Websites

[Jimbeaux]

Besides China and now Pakistan (one for political, one for religious), who else is actively banning web access?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/world/asia/26bri...

[MX7]

Saudi Arabia, Burma, North Korea, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam, while a bunch of others are “under surveillance”.

[The real Apache]

I'll never understand why some people have to control others, it's simply beyond me, actually, it's even more of a mystery why these cretins allow themselves to be subjugated in this way

[Marf]

Don't forget Australia!

[deevlash]

The real Apache said:

I'll never understand why some people have to control others, it's simply beyond me, actually, it's even more of a mystery why these cretins allow themselves to be subjugated in this way

I assume you were front and centre protesting the digital economy bill then?

[eldar]

The real Apache said:

I'll never understand why some people have to control others, it's simply beyond me, actually, it's even more of a mystery why these cretins allow themselves to be subjugated in this way

Like the british, who just accept the state watching their every move (including this post)>

[The real Apache]

deevlash said:

The real Apache said:

I'll never understand why some people have to control others, it's simply beyond me, actually, it's even more of a mystery why these cretins allow themselves to be subjugated in this way

I assume you were front and centre protesting the digital economy bill then?

Oh please, are you feeling particularly oppressed then? your access to porn or anything non christian being blocked is it? I've worked in Saudi and there is a colossal difference between state oppression and restrictive regimes and a copyright bill

[deevlash]

The real Apache said:

deevlash said:

The real Apache said:

I'll never understand why some people have to control others, it's simply beyond me, actually, it's even more of a mystery why these cretins allow themselves to be subjugated in this way

I assume you were front and centre protesting the digital economy bill then?

Oh please, are you feeling particularly oppressed then? your access to porn or anything non christian being blocked is it? I've worked in Saudi and there is a colossal difference between state oppression and restrictive regimes and a copyright bill

thin end of the wedge

[The real Apache]

ok

[Countdown]

Isn't access to gambling websites illegal in the US?

All States/Countries/regimes have their rules and regulations. Its too easy to point the finger at others and snigger, we have enough of our own stupid laws and restrictions.

[ShadownINja]

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

[deevlash]

ShadownINja said:

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

wise, this one is.

[ShadownINja]

deevlash said:

ShadownINja said:

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

wise, this one is.

Yep. I don't even need to try.











Do, or not do. There is no try.

[Mr_B]

Doesn't every country ban some websites ? I'd guess so.

[fluffnik]

The real Apache said:

Oh please, are you feeling particularly oppressed then? your access to porn or anything non christian being blocked is it? I've worked in Saudi and there is a colossal difference between state oppression and restrictive regimes and a copyright bill

The difference is in degree, not principle.

[deevlash]

Mr_B said:

Doesn't every country ban some websites ? I'd guess so.

you cant look at extreme porn here anymore

[The real Apache]

fluffnik said:

The real Apache said:

Oh please, are you feeling particularly oppressed then? your access to porn or anything non christian being blocked is it? I've worked in Saudi and there is a colossal difference between state oppression and restrictive regimes and a copyright bill

The difference is in degree, not principle.

That astonishing insight worthy of a rollseyes?

[elster]

Isn't the UK one of the bad ones?

[The real Apache]

deevlash said:

Mr_B said:

Doesn't every country ban some websites ? I'd guess so.

you cant look at extreme porn here anymore

You can't?!! what sort of porn do you mean? unless I lead a very sheltered life I thought anything was available

[deevlash]

The real Apache said:

deevlash said:

Mr_B said:

Doesn't every country ban some websites ? I'd guess so.

you cant look at extreme porn here anymore

You can't?!! what sort of porn do you mean? unless I lead a very sheltered life I thought anything was available

from wiki

wiki said:

* (a) an act which threatens a person’s life,
* (b) an act which results, or is likely to result, in serious injury to a person’s anus, breasts or genitals,
* (c) an act which involves or appears to involve sexual interference with a human corpse,
* (d) a person performing or appearing to perform an act of intercourse or oral sex with an animal (whether dead or alive),

so nothing youd really want to look at anyway tbh. Some of those BDSM folk seemed a bit upset about it all at the time though. The ban came about because some guy killed his girlfriend and had a bunch of bdsm websites in his web history, the dead girls mum came over all mary whitehopuse and campaigned for a ban.

Edited by deevlash on Saturday 26th June 19:24