Internet service providers (ISPs) in India have been asked to block more than 800 pornographic websites. ISPs also confirmed receiving letters on Saturday from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) directing them to block certain websites. The observation that several porn sites were unavailable started a conversation on Twitter and a thread on Reddit.
857 is a huge number. This is the highest number of sites till date that has been banned by DoT. A senior manager of an ISP, who did not want to be named, told Legally India, “It’s a list of 857 URLs. Most of the sites [on the list] are pornographic. I would say 100% of the sites.”
Here’s how people on Twitter reacted to the news:
INDIA – A country where a pornstar is welcomed but pornsties are blocked 😛 #pornban
— SZ Sabari (@SZSabari) August 3, 2015
India needs #HornBan more than #PornBan.
— Sir Lazy (@iLazyLad) August 3, 2015
#MaggiBan #PornBan Singles are not safe in India!!
— Shy Baba™ (@Dhruv_Axom) August 2, 2015
2 minutes of silence for all engineers in India #pornban 😂
— Akshay (@Akshay2304) August 1, 2015
#beefban#PornBan#banpk Seems india is Turing to nation of #ban– chods
— V (@killing__humor) August 1, 2015
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