nsane.forums Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The Indonesian government has blocked access to 1 million pornographic websites in advance of Ramadan, the country's holy month. Internet censorship is nothing new in Indonesia, but the scale of this particular restriction is unprecedented. Indonesia can be a very strict place when it comes to the Internet (see Man faces five years for 'God does not exist' Facebook post). Most recently, the country's communications and information ministry has pulled the plug on pornographic websites in advance of Ramadan, which begins at sunset on Thursday. We're not talking about just a handful of key portals. The Indonesian government has killed access to 1 million porn sites, all of which were based outside of the country. The ministry estimates there are around 2 billion websites providing pornographic content. Apparently this is only the beginning. Minister Tifatul Sembiring said Wednesday his office would target more sites through the country's holy month, and beyond. "We will block more porn sites during Ramadan, though that doesn't mean that we will allow such sites to operate during the rest of the year," Sembiring told The Times of India. "Online pornography is an industry and the producers always seem to find new ways of escaping detection." This is nothing new for Indonesia. Especially in recent years, the country's officials have increased their control over offensive online content, particularly related to porn and Islamic slander. The government regulates anything it deems inappropriate through legal and regulatory frameworks and through partnerships with ISPs and Internet cafés. It all started in 2007 when some websites were blocked for brief periods of time. In April 2008, Indonesia ordered ISPs to block YouTube after Google reportedly did not respond to the government's request to remove the film "Fitna" by the Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, which purportedly mocked the Prophet Muhammed. In May 2010, when an account on Facebook promoted a competition to draw the Prophet, government officials asked the social networking giant to close the account and demanded all ISPs to limit access to the account's link (due to opposition from bloggers and civil society, the demand was disregarded). In January 2011, Research In Motion agreed to filter pornographic Internet content on its smartphones. The BlackBerry maker worked with local carriers and the Indonesian government to implement the blocks in what it called a "top priority." View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyWalkerX Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 That's a good news :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSBaltic Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 It's really good to hear. I can not imagine how any one can do that. Eyes must be kept open. You never know who might end up there? This is just to make money. Monitor the animal kingdom, we will do the same thing. http://vihjeliin.tar...ternetis.ee/en/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0veR Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Wow 1 milion! I never know there is that many porn sites :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 This is just the beginning :showoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Wow 1 milion! I never know there is that many porn sites :P Read the post entirely. This is what is says - ...The ministry estimates there are around 2 billion websites providing pornographic content... :o :wtf: :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy57 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Wow 1 milion! I never know there is that many porn sites :P Read the post entirely. This is what is says - ...The ministry estimates there are around 2 billion websites providing pornographic content... :o :wtf: :oSome example ?... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 it is a terrible thing. it will cover anything they dont like. women health care. women human rights. children slavery. youtube, we have seen this crap before.come on, it is the individual person that needs to take responible and self censor themselves instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babelpatcher Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 i'm indonesian. and we love the ministry policies :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplebeanZ Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 How is this good? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 If you are a muslim then it's good, B) for your country such as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 ...The ministry estimates there are around 2 billion websites providing pornographic content...Some example ?... :lol: LOL! I'm no expert sadly :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplebeanZ Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 If you are a muslim then it's good, B) for your country such as mine. Really? I have Muslim friends who watch porn :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownasphyxiated Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 @Pbthen he/she is not a good Muslimit all depend on the person itself...the goverment just do what is good for the peopleif there are no person that watch porn,then no reason for the goverment to implement such blockingit show which side you are..are you a good Muslim or not good Muslim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSBaltic Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Would I want my baby, wife, girlfriend there to see? Makes you wonder though. 'll never know. Why are there more? There is a well-established tradition, but it's not true. Just use it some "tradition" . The child remains a child.Makes you wonder though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 If you are a muslim then it's good, B) for your country such as mine. you do have OTHER believes on your many islands there. guess they DONT count. if you are a muslim what is stopping you from SELF discipline? not really wanting to make this about religion. but really it starts at home. we have seen where this will go. guess what? this site will be block too. have a nice day when that happens btw hilter and the nazis did what was good for the people too. get where im going at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownasphyxiated Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 the nazis do it in extreme way...can't compare this to Nazisthis blocking just to respect Ramadan and its only 1 month in a yearnot your whole lifeplus its just block porno,not the whole internetafter this month end,then the blocking will be offbtw,you follow your goverment,not your goverment follow you because its you who choose them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 there is no reason to block anything anytime. just an excuse just like the nazis example. samething in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted August 9, 2012 Administrator Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm no one to comment on this and even though I'm against internet censorship, I think what's being done is something that's suitable for the particular condition and climate. Let me share a joke. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownasphyxiated Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 @myidisbb Indonesia is the highest Muslim population in the world you cannot compare what Nazis do and what the Indonesia goverment do find another example... :lol: there is a reason for everything and the reason for this is religion which is Islam i also against internet censorship but porn censorship is not one of them I think what's being done is something that's suitable for the particular condition and climate.agreed Indonesia's goverment is a Muslim goverment thus the citizen follow what the goverment do same as Muslim who live in Europe or America..they follow their goverment btw,my English is not good as im afraid that what i meant is not reaching the other side :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ande Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 there is no reason to block anything anytime. just an excuse just like the nazis example. samething in the end. Are you from the USA, the biggest fascist country in the world? Warning: Offensive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAOXnenrYGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 and we in the usa dont hide our pass. we know we had a lot of bad evil democrats. unlike china and soviets that killed even more then the nazis did. people preying on others. mulsims are any better. so bad example above. btw muslims letching ie stoning is far worst then the usa letching of blacks from the pass. lets keep this about blocking the internest please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Am I the only one who thinks that this discussion has taken a really weird turn? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Moderator, please lock the topic. it has deviated from being a news topic to the point of attacking each other. Any further discussion is likely to aggravate the situation.Kindly, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 @myidisbb Indonesia is the highest Muslim population in the world you cannot compare what Nazis do and what the Indonesia goverment do find another example... :lol: there is a reason for everything and the reason for this is religion which is Islam i also against internet censorship but porn censorship is not one of them I think what's being done is something that's suitable for the particular condition and climate.agreed Indonesia's goverment is a Muslim goverment thus the citizen follow what the goverment do same as Muslim who live in Europe or America..they follow their goverment btw,my English is not good as im afraid that what i meant is not reaching the other side :lol: you have kept it civil and polite and explained it well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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