if the govt think that they can ban porn sites then how will they ban people buying porno movies, instead of using blogs people would makes sites or switch over to wordpress. Then the same "pornography, speeches of hate, contempt, slander or defamation, or if they promote gambling, racism, violence or terrorism". can be done easily again, at that time what would our govt. do?????? Bastards
Obviously that is a misinformation/rumour. I would like it to see it in a more reputed place before I believe anything so ridivuslus.
Sorry I did some quick reserch and found http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=3095 http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/07/blogspot-blogs-banned-in-india-read.html
A couple of more links: http://censorship.wikia.com/wiki/Group_Members http://censorship.wikia.com/wiki/Bloggers_Against_Censorship http://groups.google.com/group/BloggersCollective
I can see the bloggers one via - http://www.pkblogs.com/labnol , http://www.pkblogs.com/labnol/2006/07/india-imposes-ban-on-blogs-your.html Also you can check via a proxy - www.proxify.com
Damm it! my blogs are also banned! geesih anyway... time to make now some opera blogs or you should import your all content from blogger account to your opera blogs ......
I have already got all my blogs in WP, only the thing i feel is the PR and the SERPS i got for my blogs
yes... thats what i miss from blogger.com ... and we dont know... how much time they banned the blogger.com. but alert amit! Wp rules soo hard they will never tempted if anyone spam there.. .. coz i have a little bit taste with Wp blogs so i know how they smartly delete your all accounts. http://www.v7n.com/forums/seo-forum/23744-contest-keywords-announcement-25.html#post245431
OK guys, I just got in touch with a friend of mine, who said maybe CnnIbn is gonna do a feature on this issue at face the nation today at 10pm. ... Looks like media is also gonna help us now!
I think the India government will allow Blogger.com . they simply cant block all of blogger blogs as there are some 10+ blogs propagating hatred. They should find a way to block that particular blog only. Likewise whole of geocities websites are not available. How many good and informative pages are there in geocities. PLEASE REMOVE THIS BLANKET BAN.
wtf...india is not even close to a dictatorship..and why would india be doing this?? did some minority group complain about blogspot or something?? and instead of congress bombing terror camps in hyerabad,kashmir, lucknow, they wnat to BLOCK ALL BLOGSPOT AND WORDPRESS???? HOW IS THIS GONNA STOP ANYTHING, ppl will just re-create their sites using another service, all this does is make it INCONVENIENT for webmasters
Once the hatred site is taken down will the DoT remove the ban or is it that you guys are simply at their mercy. Why couldn't they just research where the ISP is and block the site that way.
There is an article in Times of India already, I have talked to some of my blogmaster friends, they are planing to file a PIL against this decision. Govt did it without any law/reason and as per Indian Information act, its directly against people's rights to get information and free speech. They will be appealing against it by thursday, if nothing's been done by then. They already sent an email to the President and PM. lets see what happens..
Yes, we guys are simply at their mercy. I think, India is following neighbour China's way when it comes to Internet policinng./ So baaaaaaaaaaad.
indian govt. is a big dickhead and underestimating ISI or terrorist. They are more smarter than our govt. Guys pls tell any good proxy site which will allow me to make login with typepad and blogspot both and that too for free Edit: do u think they will read our mails ?
I think the intention is to try and somewhat cut communication channels or reduce coded messaging of "cells". Instead of open comms i.e. cellular, satellite, landline, they are driving the comm channels into more austere avenues.