ETC Blocked Google Reader

December 18, 2005

lol way to go, I didn’t know Google Reader contradicts with my religion and culture!

We apologize the site you are attempting to visit has been blocked due to its content being inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values of the United Arab Emirates.

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  1. UAE has bars and nightclubs. What moral values?

    Comment by Nas — December 18, 2005 @ 4:39 PM

  2. Nas, they are most likely trying to protect their girls, there you go.

    Comment by SugarCubes — December 18, 2005 @ 4:53 PM

  3. Hi Shaden: Once you concede that censoring is acceptable, then you give up the right to complain when it happens. So, when you say that censoring of something that contradicts your “religion and culture” is OK, you are tacitly approving the practice. Only those with weak arguments feel the need to silence the opposition.

    Comment by khalaf — December 18, 2005 @ 5:43 PM

  4. Khalaf, welcome first! I was being sarcastic, what I was trying to say is that Google reader is not even against my religion, culture and morals to begin with. I’m not with censoring, however, I’m with blocking 100% pornography Websites. they aren’t healthy, to say the least.

    Comment by SugarCubes — December 18, 2005 @ 6:01 PM

  5. SC: Pornography is not speech, in my opinion. However, a lot of discussion has gone in distinguishing between art and pornography, and the lines can become blurred. A famous quote in this regard is from an American judge, who said “I know pornography when I see it”. Of course, this is funny because distinguishing the difference becomes a value judgment.

    The internet is a threat because it allows free transfer of ideas. The old method silencing opposing views will soon become an archaic concept. I am enjoying watching this happen.

    Comment by khalaf — December 18, 2005 @ 6:14 PM

  6. anyone can distinguish between porn and art…

    while we’re at it, if anyone knows a proxy that i can use to unblock some Websites, please pass it on to your sista :D

    Comment by SugarCubes — December 18, 2005 @ 6:31 PM

  7. Way to go, they’re blocking everything that could be used in any possible way the way I see it, so why not just block the whole internet?!

    Comment by Yazeed Al Oyoun — December 19, 2005 @ 6:18 AM

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