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"India along with many other countries from the Middle East and Indonesia opposed the grant of the domain in the first place, and we would proceed to block the whole domain, as it goes against the IT Act and Indian laws," said an Indian senior official at the ministry of IT, according to The Economic Times. "Though some people have said that segregation is better, and some countries allow it. But for other nations transmission and direct distribution of such content goes against their moral and culture."
Distributing adult content is illegal in India, and violators can face a maximum of five years in prison. That being said, Indian law does not forbid the consumption of pornographic materials.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved the .xxx TLD last week, and the first domains will likely start to appear within the next few months. The idea for a TLD which hosts only sites that feature adult content had been on the table for 11 years.
In order to register a new .xxx domain, porn sites have to pass an application process that's designed to ensure that their site does not engage in fraud, child pornography, nor offer up malware to users. A key reason the porn industry opposes the new TLD is that it adds additional costs: sites have to register and pay for additional .xxx domain names to avoid having their brands hijacked.
India's decision confirms the main objection raised by critics of the TLD: that it would make censorship of pornographic materials far easier to pull off. Others want exactly this; the new suffix enables easier policing by parents and employers.
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Guest
on March 26, 2011 2:10 PM |
lol its only against india laws because they are all sad ****s that make sex illegal and tbh i wouldnt be surprised if curiosity all together was made illegal in india. The fact that adult content is illegal in india just shows no matter what age they are they all have a brain like a kid they know nothing and they wont grow up. |
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Guest
on March 26, 2011 2:42 PM |
lol wtf are you talking about guest? do you live in india? have you ever been to india? or do you just watch the simpsons and get all your info from there? lol why does legalizing porn make you an adult?? the article clearly states that the consumption of porn is still legal, so citizens still have access to it. but as a nation, they do not want to associate themselves with the porn industry. you talk a lot of smack about the worlds largest democracy lol. at least india explains its laws and elects its officials. |
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Kibaruk
on March 26, 2011 2:57 PM |
Bazinga guest from guest hahahaha... Every nation has their right to have their laws, and NO ONE has a right to get there and try and change them, or think they have the ultimate answer to somethings problems. That ain't right. |
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Cota
on March 26, 2011 3:21 PM |
P0wn to Guest on March 26, 2011 2:10 PM, thats the point of the .xxx since its a way to mass block adult content and if people in India think that watching porn is rather indecent well its their right "Mr. i just watch porn Guest" |
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gwailo247
on March 26, 2011 4:12 PM |
Politicians making a meaningless gesture? No effin way! |
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KG363
on March 26, 2011 4:53 PM |
Wow, did not see this coming /sarcasm |
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Benny26
on March 26, 2011 6:08 PM |
It'll be a sad day for many Indians... |
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war59312
on March 26, 2011 6:44 PM |
Hi, This is BS! Should be up to the people not the Government of any state to block porn. It's already easy enough for parents to block porn, we don't need the government doing it for us. We the people should, hell demand, to have the choice in the matter!! Thank God I am an American. So don't have to worry about this sort of shit! Anyways.. We need International law that makes it illegal to censor just because you (the government) does not like it. I am all for blocking terrorism related sites and sites that try and sell stolen products (not torrent sites, I'm talking about sites making money off stolen products, not just copyright infringement). This is censorship at it's finest. "Every nation has their right to have their laws, and NO ONE has a right to get there and try and change them, or think they have the ultimate answer to somethings problems. That ain't right." BS!! The world is now multinational and you must obey international law (you don't and you get thrown out of power like what is happening this week in the middle east or you start a WAR or both or something worse). Just because you are your own sovereign state does not mean you can do whatever the hell you like. Like it or you will be forced to obey international law one way or another (may take time). Besides, India is a widely recognized member of the UN. Which guess what? That means it recognizes international law and agrees to follow it. So sure you can make your own laws, but your are still limited to what those laws can be. No one would stand for it if India decided to pass a law saying any government agent can shoot you dead any time the ******* feel like it just because they ******* feel like it. Yes that's of course extreme and would never happen. That's the ******* point, damn it! cya, Will PS: So sick and tired of everyone blaming the US for the world's troubles. You got your own selves in this mess and we are doing out best to clean it up. I'm sure that will start some debate, no? |
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Guest
on March 26, 2011 6:55 PM |
Hey, it's THEIR country. If the people don't like it, throw them out. LOL...seems to be working in Egypt, maybe in Libya and other places. |
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w3b0n
on March 26, 2011 7:18 PM |
whats up with the war59312, international laws? All the "international laws" that promotes war by any circumstance is bad. Period. Killing people sucks, this is not the world that i grown up for nor the world that i want to leave to my kids. All cultures that doesn't know how to deal trouble with communication and peaceful methods should rethink the internal causes of their belief's, because the actual system of things has some real major flaws and its going to collapse at any time. RE-THINK. Premature watching of pornography on a child is harmful, it tends to grow the idea that every woman is a sexual object which is bad for societies good health. You want to keep raising stupid pricks and trolls? let your children watch porn then, but dont blame "PORN" when they become wannabe ganstas, pimps, dealers or some other crap that will lead them to an early death. |
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Guest
on March 26, 2011 7:23 PM |
Why is this news in the first place???? |
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krayzie
on March 26, 2011 9:09 PM |
being one of the most populus places in the world.. its probably not a bad thing.. horny mofos heheh |
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Guest
on March 26, 2011 9:26 PM |
The mass exodus of India begins. |
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Guest
on March 26, 2011 11:12 PM |
Why this is even considered news I don't know, and why people outside of India protest this I also don't know. If the Indian people want porn, they live in the world's largest democracy and will be able to get it. |
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Xclusiveitalian
on March 26, 2011 11:48 PM |
Wow sucks to be them lol |
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Guest
on March 27, 2011 1:13 AM |
A country does not need porn which has Tantra... |
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negroplasty
on March 27, 2011 1:32 AM |
They're gonna miss out on a lot of porn lol... |
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Guest
on March 27, 2011 2:29 AM |
Yes India is world biggest democrazy (not democracy) because the country where their national hero can not say what they want to say like, The Shiv Sena threatened it would not allow screening of Shah Rukh Khan's movies till he apologised for his remarks regretting the absence of Pakistani cricketers in the forthcoming Indian Premier League tournament in March, and later he apologized because of Shiv Sena pressure, This is just one example, Judge before saying! |
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Darkshadoe
on March 27, 2011 2:55 AM |
"Premature watching of pornography on a child is harmful, it tends to grow the idea that every woman is a sexual object which is bad for societies good health." What if it is man on man gay porn? Do the children still grow the idea that every woman is a sexual object? :P |
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Guest
on March 27, 2011 7:23 AM |
One thing done good by our Government... |
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Wendig0
on March 27, 2011 11:10 AM |
When I lived in Bali, they had (and still do) pretty strict laws prohibiting porn as well. I thought it was amusing because, the prostitutes there were never harassed, and man were there a lot of prostitu...err, anyway, none of the locals I spoke with cared about porn at all, they were more interested in the real thing (which was plenty abundant). |
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Guest
on March 27, 2011 11:10 AM |
""Premature watching of pornography on a child is harmful, it tends to grow the idea that every woman is a sexual object which is bad for societies good health."" Thats BS, and is written by a bible thumper. |
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Guest
on March 27, 2011 11:12 AM |
I would like to tell people responsible for banning .XXX domain in India : 1) Teri Maa ki Chut 2) bhen ke Laude 3) Haraam ki aulaad 4) Maaderchod 5) Bhosdike All of the above are very nice and encouraging words to them. Freaking no brain Maniacs. BAN these good for nothing bureaucrats n politicians. |
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gobbybobby
on March 27, 2011 11:28 AM |
Nooo not the porn! Anything but the porn! |
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hitech0101
on March 27, 2011 1:26 PM |
The above comments are quite ridiculous because they don't know what they're talking about. If you were Indian you would knew quite well why this happened & you could care less about it. |
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