Pakistan Bans Porn

[Bec]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Porn sites are officially banned in Pakistan.

In what the local media is calling a bold move and “annoyance to society,” the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has given ISPs an initial list of 1,000 restricted websites that could grow to more than 170,000.

Users visiting the blocked sites are redirected to an error message page that says, “This page is blocked due to restrictions enforced by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA).”

According to News Pakistan, the PTA’s action may have been prompted by a “mystery man” hacker, known as “Zombie_Ksa,” who hacked the regulator’s website in October telling it to block porn sites in the country.

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[attis]

Pakiwho?

[HunkyLuke]

how much do you want to bet that the list is ".xxx sites and same-name .com sites"

[dzinerbear]

Who cares? Another few million people on the freeloader list.

[longboardjim]

and they should , the last thing the middle east needs is the adult industry to glamourize explosives strapped to people , that would totally take away their "shock value" and hurt "terroristic threatening" sales.

- jim

[dirtyratstudios]

One of my friends who is from Pakistan says that sexual activity between men is widespread there. But I'm sure almost none of those men would identify as "gay". So whether they are a potential market depends on the presentation.

[StunnerRichard]

Who cares? Another few million people on the freeloader list.

On the contrary, i have had good sales from India & Pakistan in the past

[asiaboy]

Snide remarks are all good and well, but restricting people's freedom to watch what they want is always a bad thing, in my opinion. I have to deal with it here in Thailand day in day out and its frustrating, to put it mildly.