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Net cafes main target to restrict web acess for porn sites
Sunday, 10 August 2008 - 9:57 AM SL Time
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Internet cafes and school computer labs will be the main targets in a government initiative to restrict website access and protect minors from adult materials published on the internet.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRC) has already conveyed a directive from President Mahinda Rajapaksa to all internet service providers (ISPs) in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, a filtering process will be implemented with immediate effect, once the technical aspects have been sorted out.
TRC director general Priyantha Kariyapperuma told Timesonline that it was not the government s intention to control internet usage in any way, but to act in a responsible manner on matters relating to public morals, especially where these involved children or minors.
There is no possible way in which we can completely halt the viewing of these [adult] sites, and neither is it our intention to completely restrict people from doing so, he said. Still, as it is a big moral problem in the country, we need to show people that we do not approve of these activities.
Mr. Kariyapperuma said the decision was taken following complaints from parents and teachers about the ease with which children and students were able to access adult websites. He said developed countries such as Singapore had already implemented laws to restrict access to adult websites.
We are targeting internet cafes and schools so that children cannot access such sites from these places, he said. Parents find it difficult to monitor their children even at home, while some have even disconnected their lines because of such problems, he said.
Mr. Kariyapperuma said internet cafes were a cause for growing concern among parents because these venues gave youngsters of any age unsupervised access to the internet.
Meanwhile, individual users who wished to enjoy unlimited access to the internet could do so with the purchase of a special password from their ISPs. Meanwhile, individual users say that even without the password they can access adult websites, pointing out that it was not possible for enforcers to completely block out pornographic websites. Nevertheless, according to Mr. Kariyapperuma, the government will be taking all possible measures to prevent easy access to adult materials.
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lakpriya
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 10 Aug 2008 09:36:42 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I am in KSA for nearly 8 years now as a IT guy. here the www is filtered to block the porn sites. i think it is a good idea to do the same in SL. BTW there is ways to bypass all these restrictions if you try hard. |
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 10 Aug 2008 10:08:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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with the purchase of a special password from their ISPs.
Good business. Loads of Sri Lankan males will pay as they are not educated enough to use any of the thousands of free proxy servers. |
voter
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 12 Aug 2008 19:32:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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What do you think will be easier to implement in SL??
Stop the Porn sites??
Or
Stop the Police from taking Bribes??
In 1977 JRJ/Ranil W govt. simply said, We will open the ecomomy, and 'Let the Robber Barrons come and loot Sri Lanka'
As a result, no safegaurds were placed when the economy was opened up.
What happened??
We got Drugs, Aids etc.. and our people started being unproductive and got used to 'cuts' and 'commissions'. People lost their values and started doing things they cannot afford. Ranil W ofcourse is still trying to give 'Gold Bracelets' and 'Chewing Gum' to young boys. Not sure what Ranil has promised the Gals.
In a final analysis, I think our people would have been better off standing in line for food for a few hours a day than sitting behind desks and accepting bribes.
Bribery, Corruption and Nepotism increased Hundred Fold in Sri Lanka after JRJ /Ranil W govt of 1977.
Edited By - voter - 12 Aug 2008 19:35:37 GMT |
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