"censoring the whole world in obedience to the UK injunction"
Google censors the whole world to avoid annoying the Pakistani government and Islamic pressure groups; no injunction required.
Google censors the whole world to avoid annoying the Pakistani government and Islamic pressure groups; no injunction required.
The Pakistani Government was a ridiculous situation. To me it was an example of how religion would literally cut off it's nose to spite it's face. Youtube offers them way more good than it does bad.
I think the moment Governments got involved in the internet was where things went wrong. It should have been just complete freedom, regardless of what ended up being put on there with all the consequences of doing so.
Ignorance, fear and corruption has increased despite the internet and some would rightly argue because of it. Just look at Trump, the rising power of the right wing in Europe, Turkey, India etc.
You think debates about modernity and the religious status quo aren't going on within Muslim households all over the world without access to a fucking youtube video? This is the kind of superiority complex that justified Bush's Wars.
Just know this just because they make you sing about freedom like robots from childhood doesn't mean the rest of the world needs to be singing with you. It's your song. It's your way of life and if others want it let them choose it without the "free internet" and all the consequences of it being shoved down our throats. And thank god for the Chinese.
I understand there was a world before the internet and there will be a world without it. Not sure what your point was.
My point was, with it, it should be free, open and without bias. I imagine your household conversations would be rather different if political/religious leaders were in your house and watching every conversation about freedom you have.
Out of interest, why do you like Chinese way of life?
Also, for some context, where are you from?
If it was a service, they would fund an Ad-Block like add-on that their people could install on their browsers by their own choice. They could offer opt-in filtering on an internet provider level. It's obviously not a service.
There seems to be some assumption that just because a majority may or may not want something in Pakistan, that they should suddenly enforce that on everybody.
> That's an interesting viewpoint, but not an easy sell to a delusional Westerner. We don't let our governments tell us how to think. That's the job of advertising.
In the UK, there is an advertising authority to ensure that advertising in the UK remains tasteful. In the UK, if you have some content that is sponsored by a company you have to make it clear from the start that is it so.
I think it's fair to say that in the UK, not even the advertising authorities are aloud to tell the people what to do. And the recent brexit supports the idea that the government doesn't either.
> You guys have elaborate rules governing contact and treatment of indigenous people from the amazon to the serengeti.
The difference is, to the tribes - technology isn't beneficial and to Pakistan, it is. The tribes are so far removed from the world that it would take multiple generations to bring them up to speed. Pakistan wants to be more connected to the world but doesn't want to listen to what the world has to say. That's the difference.
> But for some strange reason you guys are totally incapable of understanding putting people in under developed/mostly illiterate societies in contact with the massive ever increasing noise that is the "free internet" is damaging in the same way as non regulated contact with indigenous people.
Pakistan is not underdeveloped - it's at the perfect time for growth, just like India currently is. Lying to the people (which is what you're suggesting) - you think will really help progress people's thinking on the world stage? Or do you think it will reinforce a culture that already hates difference? We're talking about a Country where in the villages, they kill people for "black magic", believe in ghosts and beat their women. I think they've had enough unchallenged thinking.
> thank god for the "non free regulated Chinese internet" cause there is a counter point to the western way of thinking about an unregulated "free" internet which is really irresponsible
Oh yes, I often forget that the Chinese Communist Party actually makes rules to better the world and not just it's own agenda.
By the way, for all that blocking in China - the Chinese are considered highly racist and rude by other Asian cultures, let alone the rest of the world.
Even if you mean the Web, that came out of CERN, another government project.
Government has always been a part of telecom, it's key national infrastructure.
Consumer level end to end crypto that can avoid government surveillance is a very new development.
I believe Facebook has a system like this as well where certain pages are restricted access to certain geographics
Youtube was banned in Pakistan for many years (I think 3+), the current youtube might not be perfect but it's a whole letter better than no youtube. We get access to global news, analysis and coverage. I suppose a win-win for lack of a better arrangement.