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The Indian Government has asked various Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to create a blueprint, upgrade their infrastructure and implement a nation-wide ban on porn related websites. In a meeting chaired by Telecom & IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and attended by important officials from ministry, the ‘porn problem’ was discussed in length, and the government formulated strategies to implement a nation-wide ban on pornography websites. The government plans to create a list of pornography sites, especially those relating to child pornography and will provide the list to Internet service providers (ISPs) to block. To ensure that the blocking does not slow Internet access, Internet service providers will be asked to upgrade their infrastructure. The list will be curated by the Internet and Mobile Association of India. According to reports the government will also ask NGOs to create awareness and sensitizing the ill-effects of porn. Minister Ravi Shankar stated that although porn is legal in some countries, this issue should be observed in the “context of Indian culture and moral obligation towards societyâ€. Earlier this year, Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) had informed the Supreme Court that they are not able to ban porn websites, without government support. In their affidavit, the companies stated, “It is impossible for an ISP to block pornographic sites without orders from the court or department of telecom (DoT). While ISPs are legally bound to comply with all orders to block pornographic or other websites as suggested by DoT, the task of identifying such websites ought not to be left to ISPs who lack institutional and logistical capacity to do the identification.†According to the law viewing pornography in private is legal in India although hosting and transmitting porn is punishable. The Information Technology Act states that browsing, creation, downloading and publication of child porn is illegal in India. "Child pornography and pornography cannot be said in the same breath. The government has very firm legislation against it," said Vidya Reddy, director of Tulir-Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse.
http://www.digit.in/internet/indian-government-asks-internet-services-companies-to-ban-porn-sites-24428.html/page1 :mad:
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Lol! great deserves those nymphos right

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Pointless move by the govt. But in a way will block such access to the kids, etc. Only the most desperate will have access. Honestly, I think it will be good to regularize, those who want access needs to get a license, they can distribute content on demand over set top boxes if needed.

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The government plans to create a list of pornography sites, especially those relating to child pornography and will provide the list to Internet service providers (ISPs) to block.
Isn't that a good thing to ban those kind of sites?
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Isn't that a good thing to ban those kind of sites?
There are some cheap, terrible Indian porno websites with sick vids in it and you should check out the no. of views in those. Hope they get removed. Can't believe people jerk off to such sick stuff!!!
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There are some cheap, terrible Indian porno websites with sick vids in it and you should check out the no. of views in those. Hope they get removed. Can't believe people jerk off to such sick stuff!!!
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