Blocking websites 'jihad' trigger anger Indian internet user

Blocking websites 'jihad' trigger anger Indian internet user

The Indian government says the blocked sites are used to teach the idea of jihad

Indian government action to block more than 30 popular web sites, including Vimeo, sparked outrage Internet users in India.

Department of Telecommunications of India ordered the blocking of these sites to prevent publication of jihadist activity.

After public pressure, the four sites that Weebly, Vimeo, Daily Motion and Github reopened.

Officials said 26 other sites will be removed pemblokirannya if the site manager obey the laws of the state.

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of India said in a statement, "The Anti-national use social media to teach young Indians to join the jihad activities."

The statement added that their main concern is that users can publish material on the sites without having to provide any explanation. The original user identity can be hidden.

These four sites have reopened called has been working with the Indian government, although it is not clear whether there are changes to the system that they apply to the user.

But many Internet users reported that they still can not access the site fourth.

Pranesh Prakash, from the Center for Internet and Society of India said, "Intelligent people can see that these sites do not promote or lead to terrorism." (BBC)