BlackBerry Agrees to Filter Out Porn in Muslim Indonesia
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The maker of BlackBerry promised Indonesia on Monday it will meet the country’s request to filter out pornographic content on its smartphones in the next four days, according to a government spokesman.
Research In Motion Ltd. made a commitment last week to install the filters after Indonesia threatened to revoke BlackBerry’s license to operate in the country, the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The Canada-based company worked out the details of the deal in a meeting with government officials on Monday.
RIM’s managing director for Southeast Asia Gregory Wade said the company had discussed the issue with the six operators that support BlackBerry service in Indonesia and “we’ll be implementing together.”
Ministry of Communication and Information spokesman Gatot Dewabroto said the company promised to do so within 100 hours of the meeting — ahead of the government’s deadline on Jan. 21. The government has said it will not extend the deadline.
The government also RIM has also agreed to set up servers in the country, as requested.
A number of countries have expressed national security concerns about encrypted information on users‘ BlackBerrys if RIM didn’t come up with a way for governments to monitor them. They have threatend to shut out RIM, whose competitive edge rests on ensuring security to its global users.
Indonesia says RIM earns about $251 million per year from the country’s 3 million BlackBerry users.
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Comments (44)
LION4JESUS
Posted on January 19, 2011 at 3:46amok let us do that will all porn in America…..STOP WATCHING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS DISEASE.This is a Plague plain and simple, can American’s not see this??..it is NOT ART AT ALL…IT IS FILTHINESS and leads people to destruction….GOD wrath is real…IF you dare read Romans Chapter one….face reality….there is no excuse for this….and it is definitly not a freedom of expression the Fathers intended even though some of them chased prostitutes, but they did pay for that destructive behavior as well as our nation is…..Liberal and progressive thinking with this industry that was created by these that perverted capitalism that ruined capitalism. So do you think China is our debtor for any other reason? Perversion was that plague…
Report Post »mickrussom
Posted on January 19, 2011 at 3:17amBlackberry’s OS is crap. its behind andriod and apple’s. This is how the idiot in last place wants to win? By being party to the censorship of communists and pedophile satanic (Islamic) closet-homosexual closet-alcoholic muslims?
Report Post »The Bees
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:58pmBlackberry – the Communist Parties best PDA.
Bet they bend to China just like Google did. Better start printing that users manual in ChiCom!
Report Post »wash1776
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 12:55pmMore butt kissing to the muslims. I think they make women wear the burkhas so no one can see the black and blue marks.
Report Post »Alydia
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 11:05amWe need some porn filtered out here in the U.S. too….
Report Post »xoke
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:57pmWe need nothing filtered out. True liberty means accepting some things you may not care for. Don‘t like it don’t watch it.
I love how people rant on about liberty…except for that one thing that makes them uncomfortable…that should be banned/regulated. It’s all or nothing, cause when you pick and choose bad things can happen to the stuff you do like. Depends on who’s picking and choosing. Get it.
Report Post »Victor Krieger
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 10:31amMuslim Countries: “Do as I say, not as I do”…..
Report Post »Ask any solder back from The Kitty Box what is on every phone owned by a Muslim male….PORN !!!
Sister_Mary
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 10:31amThey can‘t do it here in America because we haven’t blown up enough people yet and second is the all mighty DOLLAR !!!! Are you telling me we cannot make all sexual sites use the extension of .xxx and have all their .com / .net / .whatever REDIRECT to the .xxx link??? Oh yea we could but too much money in TAXES !!!!!
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 10:10amHow will Obama get his gay on when he visits the homeland?
Report Post »GenEarly
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:55amOne man‘s porn is another man’s free speech. By the way you silly Americans, Do you have your Internet ID Card yet? The Commerce Department is writing the regulations right now, Comrade Obama says it will increase “efficiency”. One mans efficiency is another man’s subjugation.
Report Post »thebluelightning
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:18amaww they shut of the porn
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:06amThank god I don’t live in Muslim Indonesia! No porn on my Blackberry? I don’t think so!
I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a “Muslim Indonesia”
Congress would get back to work and create some news so I don’t have to read about porn, Muslims and Indonesia… just a thought…
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:14amYes I know it the article is about free speech… of which I am more than all for… but… “Muslim” Blackberry Porn? If George Carlin were alive today, this topic would be a perfect 5 minute segment!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:05amIf porn can be blocked in muslime countries, why can’t it be blocked here? Just asking since I don’t see how porn has benefited any society at any time any where. It demeans women whom GOD created just like HE wanted us….. no plastic, no uplifts, no botox. pornography often leads to the downfall of a society as a matter of fact. Who NEEDS it? Not REAL women! And, not real men either.
Report Post »Zaphod
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:15amWhile I agree with your commentary that porn has absolutely no benefit to our society … the whole idea that a government could filter out language they deem to be damaging to the state could eventually pose a problem in our country. We don‘t need to give our ’dear leaders’ in the U.S. any more ideas than they already have.
On your point: I think a better tactic to “attack” porn is to show people what it does to the lives of those involved in the industry (there have been some great documentaries over the years … but not very widely know) … also, we need to do a better job as families in protecting our children from this addiction. Seriously, we’re not going to change people TODAY who find nothing wrong with pornography, but perhaps—through our families— in a few generations we can eliminate the need for many people in society to seek out such entertainment.
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:21amI must disagree on this. Censorship is censorship. I don’t approve of porn
Report Post »just like Bill Maher hates the Tea Party, Guns and Talk Radio. If you don’t approve
of something then don’t support it. If you censor porn what’s next?
Xcori8r
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 7:27amThe last sentence in the report was the key one “a way for the government to monitor them”.
It’s not just about porn and it’s not good when a common carrier gets into the content filtering business.
But then again, there’s probably nothing in the Indonesian government’s constitution or the Koran about free speech.
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:53amNo porn but i would bet they can watch many shows on how to make a better bomb to kill more infedels or how to beat your wife with out making her face look like a camel’s or how to lie with a smile on your face wait a minute that was the democrats .Wonder what obama watches on his Blackbarry?
Report Post »SIXFRIGATES
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:22amChild sex trafficking capitol of the world….. Filtering out porn….. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
Somethings… Wrong……..
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:22amYou bet the Moos-lins have a problem with porn…they have a problem with WOMEN!!! I swear, the reason they cover their women and abuse them is because they FEAR THEM…their religion was made up by a mad man…I have no respect for people who follow this “cult”, or I mean, “religion”…What the hell is with this “tolerance” crap in this country…look at what they do to Christians over there…
Indonesia: Christian Churches Under Attack
UN Official Condemns Rising Religious Fanaticism
JAKARTA, Indonesia, JAN. 13, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Christian communities in Indonesia are reporting multiple attacks on churches and places of worship in 2010, while U.N. officials are calling for the cessation of sectarian violence and discriminatory laws that lead to inter-religious conflict.
Theophilus Bela, secretary general of the Indonesian Committee on Religion and Peace and president of Jakarta Christian Communication Forum, was part of a delegation last month to the United States to raise awareness of the anti-Christian persecution in his country.
Assaults
Among the attacks on Christian places of worship, Bela reported that the Catholic chapel of Christ the King in Desa Blimbing was hit by a homemade bomb on Dec. 7.
A homemade bomb was also found at a Marian shrine in Prambanan at the end of November.
The Catholic chapel of St. Joseph in Pare was set on fire on Oct. 12.
On Sept. 11, a group attacked the Catholic parish church “Alleluya” in Tanah Grogot and broke the windows.
Similarly, the windows were broken at St. Bellarminus Catholic School in Jatibening by a mob of radical Muslims on May 7. The next day, the mob returned, but police were able to avert another assault.
The Catholic hospital “Brayat Minula” in Banjarsari was hit with stones, and a window was broken on the same day that Cardinal Julius Darmaatmadja, former archbishop of Jakarta, was due to visit for the inauguration of a new building for the institution.
A Catholic chapel in Capar was threatened on Feb. 18 by members of the Muslim Reform Movement.
The Catholic church of St. John the Baptist in Parung was prohibited from celebrating Mass on the feast of the Ascension due to a radical cleric from the local Muslim Ulama Council who often speaks out against the church.
Another radical Muslim cleric closed access to the building site of the Catholic church of St. Mary Immaculate in Kali Deras, halting progress on the construction.
Local authorities closed a place of Catholic pilgrimage in honor of Mary in Desa Jati Mulya due to protests by local Muslims.
Other radical Muslim organizations pressured local authorities to prohibit the celebration of Mass at the Catholic retreat center “Wisma Semadi Klender” in Jakarta, though the decision was later reversed through the intercession of Bela.
Radical Muslims also protested at the rectory of the Catholic parish of St. Mary the Immaculate Heart in Cicurug, and the pastor was forced to sign a letter promising that the house would be only be used as his residence and not for worship.
The Catholic chapel of Rancaekek of the parish of St. Odilia in Cicadas was closed down by local authorities.
Local authorities halted the building of St. Mary Catholic church in Purwakarta due to fear of the local radical Muslim groups.
Protestant churches
Bela’s report also included attacks on various Protestant Christian churches over the past year.
This included violence against the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant congregation in Pondok Timur, which was forced to begin celebrating services outdoors on an empty lot after authorities closed and sealed the church in July. The congregation suffered various assaults during their Sunday services, and on Sept. 12, a group of aggressors on motorcycles stabbed a 50-year-old man and beat the pastor over the head.
Bela reported that five Protestant Christian churches were burnt down and demolished, including in some cases the homes of the pastors and workers. Some ten other churches suffered mob attacks with stones, guns or threats by radical Muslim groups. Another 14 churches were closed by local authorities.
The report concluded by stating that there have been more anti-Christian attacks, but without sufficient data on details.
Report Post »traderdan
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:17amuh who looks up porn on their blackberry anyhow?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:32amIts a muslim country .
Imagine watching porn on a laptop with a 17 . 5 in screen
IN PUBLIC
Even a burka won’t help much
http://gadgetsteria.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/laptop-burka.jpg
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:39am@CHEEZWHIZ…Good one!
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:12amAh, but will they filter out instructions on how to deactivate or circumvent the filters? No band of aging religious fanatics will long stave off the glorious day when American technology and know-how will make unlimited pornography available to all the children of the world!
Report Post »Mr.Obnoxious
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:08amIf they have to filter out the porn, does that mean that muslims were actually looking at it?
Report Post »blanco
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:06amhahahaha!!!!
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:04amAny good news is welcomed these days. Thanks.
Report Post »PoliticalOpinionWarDOTcom
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:02amWell thats good to hear, but is it government control?
http://politicalopinionwar.com/rulers-law-total-government-control.html
Read that article and see for yourself?
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:01amMichael Moore told me Indonesia porn is just little boys anyway. Who cares.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:21amsick, but I get yiour point.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:00amIts called African – American Barry
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:45amAl Sharpton will love this :)
Report Post »TheDHndrsn
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 12:58amSee! It can be done! Right wing rhetoric can be scrubbed from the net. All Thee One needs is the guts to do it! Hold it!? That’s me! What am I saying…
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:02amYou’re saying you are a fool. Difinitely not filtering right wing.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 1:08amTest run?
Report Post »norway1516
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 5:18amMy buddy just returned from this country on vacation for a month and they are in compltete poverty…so why the hell do they care about blackberry content???? they are working for a dollar a day and most places sell items they cant even afford…no ac and the place is hit as hell….this place has been taken over by totalitarianism so who cares what happens to them.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 6:03amthey also block Barry Soetoro searches
Report Post »and infowars.com
grandmaof5
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 8:36amToo bad they don’t do that in the U.S.
912828Buckeye
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 9:05amComing soon to America, censorship deemed
Report Post »necessary by your friendly unelected CZAR!
GeauxAlready
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 10:07amThats whats wrong with them in the first place. Not enough Porn……………..
Report Post »rubintheartist
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 11:06amWhen evil controls media and governments all sorts of horrible stuff happens. Watch the new animated web movie “A Not Too Grimm Fairy Tale” and you’ll join the millions of Americans who are monitoring and speaking out about the progressive brainwashing machine in our nation.
Report Post »Watch it here – http://www.marcrubin.com/Hairmerica.ivnu
Neil Mariner
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 12:54pmYou damn right its a test run. Now if they could do that here, the Left would be so tickled pink.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 12:54amAmazing!
Report Post »Filter out in one of the most oppressive regines in the world.
I don’t disagree, just saying.