Pakistan Tries to Block Porn Web Sites - Surfers Undeterred

from the keep-on-keepin'-on dept

I'm sure it's no big surprise that Pakistan is trying to put in place national filters that block access to porn sites. What's more amusing, though, is the reaction this associated press article got from one 14-year-old (apparently) avid porn surfer on hearing the news. "How can the government deprive us from having fun at least through Web sites? There are tens of thousands of such sites. Will they be able to block all?" Right now, the answer is apparently "no". Someone involved with the blocking process admits that it hasn't gone well, saying, "you block one, and dozens more come up like mushrooms."

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    What if it gets taken to the next level?

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    dorpus, Apr 7th, 2003 @ 11:14pm

    Westerners describe porn sites as "freedom of speech", as it suits Western interests. What happens when Pakistanis start producing their own porn sites of, say, women being brutally treated? Will Western governments rush to install national firewalls, and will Pakistani media interview a 14 year old white boy who applauds the freedom of speech?

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    Re: What if it gets taken to the next level?

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    aurangzeb khan, Jul 4th, 2003 @ 1:11am

    freedom of speech is a universal right. pakistan has no right blocking websites.

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