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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Court bans Internet pornography in Egypt
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Fri Mar 30 13:58:23 2012
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Court bans Internet pornography in Egypt
http://j.mp/H8yF6l (L.A. Times)
An administrative court has banned Egyptians from surfing the
Internet for pornography and ordered the state to block X-rated
websites, the state newspaper Al Ahram has reported. Pornographic
websites emit "poisons in spreading immorality" that "destroy all
religious beliefs, ethics and moral values," the court said in its
verdict. "Not blocking them destroys. . .values. This can't be
considered in the frame of freedom of expression because what's
shown on these websites harms the country's higher interests and
its national and social security."
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Yeah, that revolution worked out *really* well to promote freedom.
--Lauren--
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