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Topic started on 3-4-2008 @ 10:23 AM by battlestargalactica

Threat To Block YouTube Over Islam Film (Fitna)


news.sky.com
Indonesia has vowed to block access to YouTube if a far-right Dutch MPs anti-Islamic film is not removed.

The short movie - called "Fitna" - carries images of the 9/11 attacks on New York and the Madrid bombings as well as quotes from the Koran.

It has drawn protests from across the globe, including in Indonesia, a former Dutch colony and the world's most populous Muslim nation.

The information ministry has written to Internet service providers telling them to prepare to block access if...
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reply posted on 3-4-2008 @ 11:20 AM by oLDWoRLDDiSoRDeR
reply to post by battlestargalactica


Generally there blocked at work/school. To answer your question no. Not even child pron is blocked. We have somehting called "the common carrier" (en.wikipedia.org...)
Common carrier is an organization that transports people, goods, or services and offers its services to the general public under license or authority provided by a regulatory body. A common carrier holds itself out to provide service to the general public without discrimination for the "public convenience and necessity". A common carrier must further demonstrate to the regulator that it is "fit, willing and able" to provide those services for which it is granted authority. Common carriers typically transport persons or goods according to defined and published routes, time schedules and rate tables upon the approval of regulators. Public Airlines, railroads, bus lines, cruise ships, motor carriers (i.e., trucking companies) and other freight companies generally operate as common carriers.


Basically if they want to supply internet it must be unfettered and uncensored. So far the only acception has been "limiting" bit torrent.

But a simple search for "Easy Myspace proxy" will net you 100+ sites you can go to type in the url of choice and it will take you there through there servers. Unless its blocked at your router there will always be a way around it .


Hope that helps a little.


[edit on 3-4-2008 by oLDWoRLDDiSoRDeR]


reply posted on 3-4-2008 @ 11:45 AM by battlestargalactica
reply to post by oLDWoRLDDiSoRDeR


Thanks for that info.

Ip's not blocked but I have seen cases where certain sites, whether deemed illegal or otherwise have just been denied access to their server host provider, ie: the server host/service provider cancels the clients service contract, thereby rendering the website without a home, at least in the US.

Of course these websites can then 'look' for a new home, someone that will host their particular website...

This I've seen happen to known islamic websites, some that have hosted video or audio of terror orgs. If a website hosts or caters to these groups, it most likely gets shutdown fairly quickly, effectively censoring that particular website (maybe temporarily or maybe permanently).
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