15-Year-Old Computer Whiz Sends Pakistani Gov’t a List of 780,000 Porn Sites to Censor
- Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:20am by
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Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah, a 15-year-old Pakistani computer whiz, may be the only computer aficionado who wants internet censorship. The high school-aged activist may also be affiliated with the Pakistan hacker group Zombie_KSA, which has gone so far as to hack the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority’s website, and the website of the Pakistani Supreme Court in an effort to urge the government to restrict access to websites offering “adult” content.
The government decided to listen and sent out letters to Pakistanis soliciting requests for bans:
If there is any specific website that you wish to bring into the knowledge of PTA, it is requested that PTA may be informed of the same accordingly for further necessary action at our end.
In response, Abdullah has decided to turn himself into a one-man anti-porn vigilante. The International Herald Tribune picks up the story from here:
In a bid to aid the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts to block online porn in Pakistan, fifteen-year-old Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah has compiled and sent forward a list of 780,000 adult websites which he thinks should be blocked in Pakistan.[...]
Without revealing the specific selection process for the adult sites added to the list, Abdullah told ProPakistani that he was aided by his friends whose names he wished not to share.
In an ongoing clampdown on the internet, the judiciary and PTA have taken action against porn websites by blocking or banning access to over 13,000 sites in the country.
One can only wonder where he found the time or what his true motivations were. Was it simply the idealism of youth driving his mission forward or were religious aspects at play? The report does not indicate, but it could perhaps be a combination of both.
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Comments (46)
VanceUppercut
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:42pmThis kid needs to get laid.
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:52pmCensorship always turns out badly.
BTW don’t mess with my porn..
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:00pmBan porn sites and the internet will go back to it’s DARPA stages lol
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:10pmActually… a little Porn in Text Books… might Stimulate the Grades…
Report Post »Mr. H.
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:35pmBan porn sites and we could see some really good response times with all that clutter traffic gone.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:46pmOh and they don’t believe in free speech…lol
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:45pmMuslim? If so then I can understand it…
Report Post »SweetOlBob
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 10:27amAbdullah declined the opportunity for a live interview, saying it was embarrassing for him to stand up.
Report Post »scrapadapolis
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:23amHey sizzlensexybeckster after reading your post You need control from porn sites.
Report Post »Fippy
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:20amPeople better watch when they give the government the okay to censor one thing, it’s a very small step from there to censoring something else, and so on and so on…
“Any people that would give up liberty for a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety.” ~Benjamin Franklin
Report Post »scrapadapolis
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:19amWhile most here on the Blaze agree with blocking porn,where does it stop?What next banning the blaze blocking wikipedia,How far can it go?What you people should know it’s called restrant.You don’t have to get bombarded with porn with every key stroke unless you want to go to porn.You people better watch out the FCC wants to control the internet but if the government has it’s way they will.Then if they do and make certain web content deemed unfit,Where does our freedom of choice go?Thik here in NY I have a constitutional right to bear arms but cant unless I jump through hoops for a pistol permit and pay huge amounts of money and still be denied and loose my cash.
Report Post »KathleenElsie
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 11:35amI would just like to have a search engine that we can give a rating to (like E or T) so that those sites that want to put a rating into their address, can do so and be the ones that come up when doing research or just browsing. I would not call that censorship. I call this commonsense for those of us that object to discovering nasty surprises when looking for items.
Report Post »jcannon98188
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 6:49pm@Kathleen,
Rather than that, just use blocking tools already available to you. Why not use openDNS which will automatically check websites and block them depending on content restrictions that YOU set. Plus its free. That, and learn to be smart when browsing the internet. I have been on the web for YEARS and have never accidently ran into porn on the internet.
Report Post »sizzlinsexybeckster
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:17amGood for this kid. They should block them in the states here as well. “Adult” sites – that’s just another name for “raping women and children online” – that is exactly what they do. You’ll see a 6 year old girl being raped (you know other countries are really gross) and they even do this in our “lovely” country. This is not free speech – it is criminal. There is a huge difference. Have sex in your bedroom with a butt plug. Watch a video with adults being naked, at their own will, if you must… but keep it in your bedroom and not on the internet. Do you know how many children accidentally see porn on the internet? Everyone. That is gross. It shows girls what they can “aspire” to be in this world… and that’s not much. Get it all off the internet and keep it in your bedrooms only. They are teaching people how to murder people online. They teach the regular joe – a ****** – how to build a bomb, so easy that an elementary school child can do it. You don’t need to know that unless you are in the military. The internet should be regulated (to a certain degree – if it is illegal to do in the real world – then it should be illegal on the internet) that’s common sense. And no, you don’t just block every site on the planet on your computer – that’s insane. The laws let men get away with rape to women and children, and they allow it on the internet as well. and then you always see some dumb lady in politics condoning it so she can fit in with the men. Ug
Report Post »Hrothgar
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 10:08am@SizzlinSexyBecster: First off porn is a regulated industry and follows a set of guidelines much like brothels, that are in place to regulate the industry. These protect those working in the industry from exploitation and from doing anything they do not agree with. I have honestly in all my years never run across any “kiddie” porn on the net. I do know it is possible, but then again it has always been possible even before the net. Sure, I can see an argument supporting the .XXX extension on porn sites, but banning porn sites is about as effective as banning alcohol.
Report Post »Considering the internet has no owner and no laws, because of its “international” expanse, you could never institute a ban on anything unless you lived under a Global Government that was the overlord of all the countries. If you don’t like porn on the internet then you could move to Pakistan where they do ban it or you can choose to avoid it, use cautious browsing practices or download something like Net Nanny or The Web Blocker.
Byrn67
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:05amshow me a 15 year old BOY who actively wants porn bannd and il show you a 15 year old that is brainwashed. Think hitler youth and radical islamic schools or even westboro .
Report Post »Minonkman
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 8:01amAll in all I have no problem removing porn from the net, with that said I do have a problem with censorship. Just like gun control, they stick one foot in the door and soon they are pushing there whole body in and people are left looking at each other and pointing fingers to see who let them do this.
Report Post »Athinkerinaseaoflibs
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:59amI worry this guy has visited all these site but I hope not.
Report Post »I am not asking for a ban on porn but a way for my computer to filter it out. The stories of lives destroyed by porn are heartbreaking and many. Yes, it is a measure of self control but my measure of self control when I turn on a filter on my computer.
I have advocated that all porn sites MUST have an extension of .XXX instead of .com or so on. This would greatly simplify the filtering process. For those websites that do not use this approach, they would be subject of contributing to the delinquency of a minor just as if they sold it from in store. For those who don’t have the personal strength to avoid this trap and are of the legal age, they can indulge their lusts.
Porn is not victimless. Someone’s child, grandchild or sibling is being exploited. More often it is someones daughter, grand daughter or sister. Studies have proven repeatedly that an overwhelming percentage of the people involved in the “adult” industry were abused or molested in their childhood. There is also a strong tie between porn and other crimes on persons. It never has been or never will be victimless.
searching for the Truth
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 6:52amThat’s a good strategy to stop them from making our underwear.
Report Post »PureFinland
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 6:10amPorn is a stepping stone for some other action lacking self-control. Self control is the answer not censorship but in staying that – where will we draw the line …Should we censor bestiality?
Admittedly, I like the moxy of this kid – at least it’s in a decent direction.
Report Post »ThePostman
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:06amGee, so many comments here support the censorship or banning of porn – are all of you guys and gals voting for Obama? You seem to think the same – give away a little freedom and liberty, toss aside a little bit of the constitution…
Report Post »alina.bolero
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 9:18amThe Liberal movement was usurped by Statists in the mid 1800′s to the extent that to imply that they now represent Liberty, is laughable. While defenders of Liberty, now called Libertarians, may find some common ground with modern day Conservatives economically, they probably will not socially. Understand that there are many Conservatives that will gladly give up certain individual liberties, and hand control of it to the government, if they believe it to be in keeping with the doctrine of their religion.
The Christian bible makes no Fascist demands upon the bible, as does the Koran. However, religious movements are commonly usurped by self-righteous Statists that wish to have governments forcibly judge the actions of their fellow man, based on what they believe their Creator’s ideals to be.
Such is the case now. Be wary of your fellow Conservative that would take the power of judgment away from individuals and God, and hand it over to the “leaders” of a Collectivist State. Be bold in your convictions and show them the error of their ways.
If you believe viewing porn be morally or ethically wrong, for whatever reason, deal with it yourself and with those that you care to try to convince of the errors of their ways. DON’T INVOLVE THE STATE! That NEVER ends well.
Report Post »brickmoon
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 5:02amWould that be the Hopar Valley PTA?
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 4:18amI don’t know – maybe because I’m a female, I find porn to be extremely boring. I’d rather have sex than watch someone else having sex. Maybe it’s a guy thing.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 4:46amPorn isn’t a thing. It’s more things than you can possibly imagine. Haven’t you ever heard of Rule 34? Rule 34 – If it exists, there is a porn of it, if there isn’t there will be, there is NO exception to this rule as of now.
Report Post »TickleMyPickle
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 8:14ami wish it was that easy for a guy to say “I’d rather have sex than watch someone else having sex”. i will be so bold to speak for the general guy population and say, we would most generally say the same thing. but lets be clear here, guys can’t have sex as easily as girls can. i’m sure there are exemptions. of course i’m speaking generally. but in most cases, porn is all that guys have to fall back on. lets face it. even ugly girls can get laid if they wanted. guys on the other hand. not so much.
Report Post »LibertarianRight
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:25amThe comments are a great reminder that conservatives stand for freedom – unless you are doing something THEY don’t like. Just like liberals – two different limbs on the arrogant controlling statist machine.
Why can’t we stop arguing over what to ban and realize banning stuff only creates more problems and destroys liberty – no matter what it is.
Report Post »RedDawn2012
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 6:35am“No matter what it is,” Lib Right? How about cheating on exams? Bullying? Stealing? Speeding? DUI? Incest? Rape? Murder? Well, you get the point. The Lib mantra is devoid of common sense AND any sense of morality, and that‘s why it’s a failure, as it should be. You want a good solution? Take your Libertarianism, toss it together with a whole bunch of common sense and decency, and mix in the innate intelligence of our Constitution, and you’ve got a recipe that will work.
Report Post »LaBelle
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:37amPorn was brought here by the communists who wanted/want to corrupt our society and lower us to the basest level possible. Corrupt the morals/ethics of a society and what is left, nothing, you have a people who are so degenerated that they could care less about what happens to them and to their neighbor. Good going commies, we’re almost there.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 4:42amNah, that’s just a bunch of spin from back in the 1950’s when saying that the Communists were behind anything you didn’t like was a surefire way to get people riled up about it. Porn is pure capitalism. It makes billions of dollars for the people who own the means of production and as little as they can get away with for the exploited workers, and it’s one of the few industries that still brings money into this country from the rest of the world.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:13pm@ Labelle: “Porn was brought here by the communists who wanted/want to corrupt our society and lower us to the basest level possible.”
@ Chet Hempstead: “Porn is pure capitalism.”
I think that Lenin could reconcile your statements: “We will hang the capitalists with their own rope.”
Report Post »Elderone56
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:07amWay to go kid keep up the good work. it might straighten out there corrupt minds,
Report Post »Hrothgar
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:57am780,000??? That’s all? Hell, I’ve been to 3 times that amount at the very lease homie. Best not try that Matrix hacker BS here we in America need our porn fix.
Report Post »OurFoundingFather
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:46amLOL – wait till the kid hits puberty he may reconsider – just saying – may
Report Post »ACACIA
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:40amgood for him; let him come and do the same thing here, but actually block the sites.
Report Post »PIL
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:05amGood for him? What if it was conservative websites he was censoring? Censorship is never good, especially when it comes to porn performed by ADULTS. This isn’t like abortion, nobody’s getting killed. Porn is a CHOICE. You conservatives don’t want people to tell you to lose weight and quit smoking? Then stop worrying about what your neighbor does in his computer. In fact, I thank God for porn, or as I call it, “imaginary sex with people you like.”
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Captain Crunch
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:45am“…imaginary sex with people you like…”
Report Post »If you would get married like God intended, your wrist would probably not get so tired and your mind wouldn’t be so polluted.
Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:32amI’m not sure either idealism or religion was his motivation. He found an excuse to look at 780,000 porn sites and get away with it in an oppressive country. Seems like he outsmarted the mullahs.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 4:33amI just typed the words free porn into Google and they told me it got 791,00 hits. That’s so close to the number mentioned here that I suspect that’s where the list came from after writing a program to turn the results into a list instead of looking at them 10 at a time. I don’t think anyone could actually look at that many porn sites, certainly not while giving each of them the attention they deserve.
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:31amI don’t know, then it‘s ban ’this thought‘ and ’that thought’…I’ve always contended the XXX world should reside on a red light district WWW, where one can only enter through their credit cards, those who wish to wallow in that sad, sick world that is…that way at least there‘s no censorship and then the porn addicts are off the ’main drag’ just like real life. Pretty simple to do I would think.
Report Post »REPUB1
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:22amthats why they have parents blocking adult rated sites for their kinds online.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:19pmI have no intention of giving a pornographer my real name, let alone a credit card number. Whether you like porn or not, you the regulation you propose would destroy a major industry. Oh, I get it. One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew means that you are a progressive who wrecks things.
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