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The BBC had an interesting article today. Pakistan is blocking all Google blog sites to prevent any Paks accessing mo cartoons or mocking articles about Islam.
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Pakistan blocks all Google Blogs - That Damn Disrespect Problem with Islam
The BBC had an interesting article today. Pakistan is blocking all Google blog sites to prevent any Paks accessing mo cartoons or mocking articles about Islam.
Instructions were issued to internet service providers across Pakistan on 27 February to block about a dozen websites of various origins. [Yeah, that'll work.]
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Bloggers in Pakistan became first became aware of the ban on 28 February when they were unable to access a popular blog hosting site, Blogspot.
One of the blocked sites is hosted on Blogspot, which led to the blocking of all web journals hosted on the site.
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The BBC's Aamer Ahmed Khan in Karachi says the blocking is unlikely to turn into a major freedom of expression issue in Pakistan as there seems to be a consensus against allowing such freedom to extend to irreverent treatment of religious figures.
Pakistani bloggers agree the blocking of Blogspot cannot be intentional, but are hoping the authorities realise the problem soon and rectify it, he said.
There are many ways of blocking specific sites without letting it affect the entire hosting facility, bloggers say.
Pakistan, meanwhile, is seeking an internationally applicable law against blasphemy.
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