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directfiesta · 04-06-2003, 02:18 PM

Pakistan Blocks Porno Sites, Calls Them Evil

Sat April 5, 2003 03:51 AM ET
By Amir Zia

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani telecommunication authorities have blocked more than 1,800 pornographic Web sites in an attempt to protect Internet users from what they call their corrupting and evil influence.

More than 60 percent of an estimated one million internet users in Islamic Pakistan visit pornographic sites, said Zahir Mohammed Khan, a senior official of the state-run Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (PTCL).

"We launched a campaign to block such Web sites in February and, so far, have identified and blocked 1,800 of them," he told Reuters by telephone from Islamabad.

"But it's a difficult task as such sites are in millions."

The PTCL was also identifying what Khan called anti-Islamic and blasphemous sites.

"They too are being blocked," he said, without giving details.

Internet service providers (ISPs) say a majority of those accessing pornographic sites are youngsters. Middle-aged people are also said to be regular visitors.

andi_germany · 04-06-2003, 02:26 PM

hehe to late. I have already blocked that traffic from Pakistan anyway ;)

genomega · 04-06-2003, 02:28 PM

Only 4,500,000 left to block.

SothArtist · 04-06-2003, 02:46 PM

LOL that sounds familiar. They made it illegal here too and noone I have ever heard of here, can't get to a porn site

GTS Mark · 04-06-2003, 02:46 PM

Fuck there goes half my business!

DH

NetRodent · 04-06-2003, 03:04 PM

I would like to thank the government of Pakistan for their assistance filtering shitty traffic away from our sites.

Now if I can only get them to block the various pay-per-click search engines as well so we don't get charged for clicks that never make it to us.

04-06-2003, 02:18 PM	#1
directfiesta Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 29,721	Loosing customers ..lol: Pakistan Blocks Porno Sites, Calls Them Evil Pakistan Blocks Porno Sites, Calls Them Evil Sat April 5, 2003 03:51 AM ET By Amir Zia KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani telecommunication authorities have blocked more than 1,800 pornographic Web sites in an attempt to protect Internet users from what they call their corrupting and evil influence. More than 60 percent of an estimated one million internet users in Islamic Pakistan visit pornographic sites, said Zahir Mohammed Khan, a senior official of the state-run Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (PTCL). "We launched a campaign to block such Web sites in February and, so far, have identified and blocked 1,800 of them," he told Reuters by telephone from Islamabad. "But it's a difficult task as such sites are in millions." The PTCL was also identifying what Khan called anti-Islamic and blasphemous sites. "They too are being blocked," he said, without giving details. Internet service providers (ISPs) say a majority of those accessing pornographic sites are youngsters. Middle-aged people are also said to be regular visitors.

04-06-2003, 03:04 PM	#6
NetRodent Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: In the walls of your house. Posts: 3,985	I would like to thank the government of Pakistan for their assistance filtering shitty traffic away from our sites. Now if I can only get them to block the various pay-per-click search engines as well so we don't get charged for clicks that never make it to us. __________________ "Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." --H.L. Mencken

04-06-2003, 02:26 PM	#2
andi_germany Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 768	hehe to late. I have already blocked that traffic from Pakistan anyway ;)

04-06-2003, 02:28 PM	#3
genomega Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NW Florida Posts: 1,190	Only 4,500,000 left to block.

04-06-2003, 02:46 PM	#4
SothArtist Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 366	LOL that sounds familiar. They made it illegal here too and noone I have ever heard of here, can't get to a porn site

04-06-2003, 02:46 PM	#5
GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Fuck there goes half my business! DH