Read a article in boingboing and have been following the issue from then. Seems like the Department of communications has directed certain(??) ISPs to block a list of blogs on blogspot, typepad(??) and geocities(??). But seems like whole of blogspot, typepad and geocities have been blocked.
Now here are my 2 cents on the issue..
1. It is very very difficult to block anything on internet. There are alternate proxies which can be happily used. Hullo RSS for feeds??
2. The more important point is concerning the right to information. Shouldnt we know why and what all blogs have been blocked?? Till now the list of blogs that are "supposed to be blocked" is confidential.
More links on this issue
Rediff report
Really informative blog frequently updated from Mridula
Bloggers at google group
List of ISPs that seem to have blocked blogger Please add to the list if your ISP is not included.
On a lighter note,
Hope pigeon-mails will not be banned because they saw a pigeon flying with a letter. How will I communicate with my girlfriend??(once I find one that is)
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yeah, pretty soon, orkut and then e-mails are gonna be blocked, and any pigeon flying(or postman cycling) with a letter will be shot at. This way, everyone will start using the telephone..Department of communications's masterplan..
i dont know why we don't adopt israel's policy of destroy the enemies communication systems/infrastructure so that we don't have to worry about crap being transfered from across the border
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