Porn ban: Is government invading our privacy?

It's official. Government has banned these 857 porn sites

There is nothing unofficial about it. The government of India has banned access to at least 857 websites it considers pornographic. By order no. 813-7/25/2011-DS (Vol.-V), the department of Electronics and Information Technology has asked the Department of Telecom to notify internet service providers to block access to 857 URLs, under the provision of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as the content hosted on these websites relate to morality, decency as given in Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India.This comes after the Supreme Court refused to order a ban on pornographic websites saying such an order would impinge on freedom.

The list of 857 may be just a drop from the ocean of pornographic material available online. One look at the list and you know somebody has meticulously compiled the list from the entire online history of the biggest porn-loving jerk on the planet. The list ranges from indianpornvideos.com to eros.com to 3rat.com to 4hen.com. Read more here.