Just days after ordering Internet service providers to block access to 857 adult content websites in...

1. India reverses ban on pornography websites
Just days after ordering Internet service providers to block access to 857 adult content websites in
the name of "morality," the government reversed its decision.
It backtracked after facing heavy criticism for the attempt at online censorship.
A new order from the department of telecommunications issued Tuesday said service providers can
now restore access to the websites, as long as they don't contain child pornography.
But it appears they'll remain blocked for the time being, because the Internet providers don't want
to be held responsible for checking content on the sites.
They have written to the Indian government urging it to withdraw its "vague directive."
"[Until] your further directive, the ISPs are keeping said 857 URLs disabled," the Internet Service
Provider Association wrote in the letter, which was seen by CNN.

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Internet users in India and elsewhere poked fun at the U-turn, pointing out that by compiling a list of
857 banned, and subsequently unbanned websites, the government had provided a helpful resource
for users looking for pornography.
The original ban followed a ruling by India's supreme court, which examined claims that online
pornography fueled sex crimes. The court refused to issue a blanket ban, saying it was not for the
court to issue such restrictions.
India can't censor all Internet porn. Should it even be trying?
-- CNN's Harmeet Singh contributed to this report.
CNNMoney (London) August 6, 2015: 8:00 AM ET
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