Egypt gets ready to ban online porn

[McLovin]

For many, online pornography is just another handy (*giggle*) convenience offered by the web. For some, porn is celebrated as a driving force in the development of web technologies and online economies. For others, however, pornography is viewed as a destructive force in society, one that has had a negative effect on individuals, families and even communities.

Authorities in Egypt appear to be positioning themselves firmly in the latter category; The Next Web cites a report from domestic news source Egypt Independent, claiming that the country’s Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology is now taking its first steps towards a nationwide ban on internet porn. Mohamed Salem, Minister for Telecoms and IT, recently announced the formation of a committee which will assess and report on the practicalities of implementing such a ban.

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[Vextor]

I think people should be given freedom to do whatever they want on the internet.
Besides, they can never fully block anything. There will always be proxies, alternative download links, TOR, unknown websites etc.

 

[jamescv7]

Well there is a possible of known proxy server will be block however for some reasons several were unblock and can fully bypass.

 

[HeffeD]

I think people should be given freedom to do whatever they want on the internet.

So do I, as long as it's something legal.

 

[Tom172]

Adults being freely able to access porn on the internet = Yay
Children being freely able to access porn on the internet = Nay

Personally I don't feel a blanket ban is the answer here. If people feel strongly about it then they should make it there own concern and job to keep it out of their homes.

 

[McLovin]

They should maybe put a filter on where it monitors what they go to maybe and if they do access porn then action can be taken.