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posted by takyon on Thursday August 06 2015, @10:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the sore-spot dept.

That didn't take long. The world's oldest Internet hobby is resuming in India, days after the country virtually banned Internet porn. Indians took to Twitter and other social-media sites blasting this weekend's anti-porn move, and the government has listened.

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday that websites that don't display child pornography may resume streaming, according to local media reports. On Saturday, the Indian government initially ordered Internet providers to filter about 857 websites said to render pornographic material in a bid to protect morality. The government said the sites' content was "immoral and indecent," sites including things like Pornhub and Playboy.

"A new notification will be issued shortly. The ban will be partially withdrawn. Sites that do not promote child porn will be unbanned," Prasad told India Today TV.

The Indian government had not gotten the memo.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2015, @01:07PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2015, @01:07PM (#219062)

    Additionally, it's not like India needs any more kids. Better for them if their kids are jacking it like Ethanol on a Jägermeister binge.