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India orders telecoms to block more than 850 adult websites

/ 08:09 PM August 03, 2015

An Indian youth uses the internet at a cyber cafe in Allahabad, India, Monday, Aug.3, 2015. India has ordered Internet service providers to block access to more than 850 adult websites in what the government has described as a way to protect social decency.  AP PHOTO

An Indian youth uses the internet at a cyber cafe in Allahabad, India, Monday, Aug.3, 2015. India has ordered Internet service providers to block access to more than 850 adult websites in what the government has described as a way to protect social decency. AP PHOTO

NEW DELHI — India has ordered Internet service providers to block access to more than 850 adult websites in what the government describes as a way to protect social decency.

N.N. Kaul, a spokesman for India’s department of telecom, said Monday the government was controlling easy access to pornography following a directive from the country’s top court.

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Kaul said that while Internet service providers in India will have to bar access, users may still view the sites through virtual private networks and proxy servers. He said the move would protect children.

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The leaked government order asks service providers to block access to the 857 sites on grounds of morality and decency.

The order has caused a furor with many in the country accusing the government of moral policing and infringing on personal freedoms.

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