The Department of Telecom has sent a circular to ISPs asking them to block 32 sites which includes github, pastebin, archive.org, vimeo, dailymotion and others.
While this isn’t anything new (DoT keeps coming up with a list of sites that do not warrant blocking, but get blocked), we certainly hope that the orders could be meant for blocking specific URLs and NOT the entire site.
Update : Apparently, the sites were blocked because of anti-India content they were carrying. The government needs to get some lessons on the difference between a URL/webpage and a site.
The websites that have been blocked were based on an advisory by Anti Terrorism Squad, and were carrying Anti India content from ISIS. 1/2
— Arvind Gupta (@buzzindelhi) December 31, 2014
The sites that have removed objectionable content and/or cooperated with the on going investigations, are being unblocked. 2/2
— Arvind Gupta (@buzzindelhi) December 31, 2014
And The Irony?
This is what Narendra Modi tweeted way back in 2012 🙂
As a common man, I join the protest against crackdown on freedom of speech! Have changed my DP. 'Sabko Sanmati De Bhagwan.' #GOIBlocks
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 24, 2012
Read : A Look at 2014 Govtech Bans And Initiatives
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GitHub is a biggie. There might be companies that would severely get affected.
Wow, that’s a lot of shit for one directive. Daily motion had been blocked since a month or so for me (I’m on Tata Docomo, Pune). Also like another poster said, GitHub is massive. We’re living Ina massively fucked up state.
I didnt find any such info at : http://www.dot.gov.in/circulars/information-technologyit . How genuine are the news ? Why would they want to block GitHub ?
right bro.no such news on circular