Mindless Internet Censorship by the Government

[manas]

I am unable to access any blogspot.com blog since yesterday and now I am getting slight hints that it is being blocked in India by some ISP's?

Can you access blogspot.com blogs?
If yes then what is your ISP,if no then also what is your ISP?

 

[Chirag]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

Yup I can access blogspot blogs. I use Sancharnet(BSNL) Dial up.

 

[blueshift]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

yes i can too. could u give the links which u say are blocked?

 

[manas]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

Try my blog *manast.blogspot.com or any other blogspot.com blog.I m not able to access any site on my Ortel.net broadband conn but I am able to access them on my Netone dial up connection.

 

[tuxfan]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

I can access the main blogspot (blogger) site but not your blog. Has it been deleted?

 

[eagle_y2j]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

Ya! my blog is also facing same problem .My frnds from Pakistan,Hyderabad and MTNL triband are saying they can't access ........................................wat to do

 

[amit_at_stg]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

you are right, i too not able to open my blog at blogspot.

 

[kalpik]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

Everything opening fine here.. (Even your blog Manas). BTW me on airtel.

 

[manas]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

See this:
*www.desipundit.com/2006/07/15/blogspotcom-blocked-in-india-by-some-isps/

and

*www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/2006/07/what-is-up-with-blogspot-blogger-sites.html

 

[titun]

Re: Can u access any blogspot.com blog?

Yes manas I am also not able to open your blog. You know I also use Ortel Broadband here, may be our ISP blocking it.

 

[GNUrag]

Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

I've been reading on linux-india irc channels about the recent unaccessibility of Blogspot.com, Typepad.com blogs. It seems that the ministry of IT has ordered such blockage. Several people have reported about the government agency CERT-IN < *www.cert-in.org.in > behind this blocking, and has issued notices to several indian isps.

*jace.seacrow.com/archive/2006/07/17/blogspot-blocked-by-indian-isps
*techbytes.co.in/experimental/bypas...006/07/blogger-has-been-blocked-in-india.html


If you are experiencing connection timeouts while visiting blogspot.com blogs then mention here.

 

[eagle_y2j]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

I m not facing such problem.............. but my friends are saying they can't access my blog.. I m acessing net using BSNL ,but i m confused if ministry of IT has ordered such blockage so y BSNL is not blocking blogspot!.

 

[whim_gen]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

Run...the thought police are here.
An Orwelian nightmare unfolding guys...

But,its strange.
I can access all of them.
Anyway,one can use *anonymiser.com or any other proxies too.

 

[drgrudge]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

Threads Merged

 

[GNUrag]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

Not all ISPs have implemented the block. As i can see right now, my blogs are not available on Reliance link at TIFR and Exatt connection at home. However they are available on MTNL connection at office.

As of now the reported ISPs blocking Blogspot are:
Reliance, Spectranet, BSNL, Exatt, Bharti

 

[navjotjsingh]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

Please add Sify also to it...Could not access even a single blogspot.com Blog! What rubbish...banning freedom of speech??

 

[gary4gar]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

add bsnl dataone to list also
anyways i always keep 50 tried & tested peoxies handy but what for the vistors they will not use proxy.so we will lose good amount of visitors

 

[nix]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

even i cant access *.blogspot.com
this is ridiculous....first there is talk of conrolling media, then this and god knows what next??

 

[knight17]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

Use proxies as mentioned..
Here is one more
*www.anonymouse.org
thanks!

 

[Vishal Gupta]

Re: Indian ISPs blocking *.blogspot.com and *.typepad.com blogs

India blocks Blogger, TypeAd and Geocities blogs and websites

The Indian Government has issued an order to all Indian ISPs for a ban on various blogging sites. While no official release has been made on this front, the reasons being attributed to this ban range from it being a preventive measure to stop sleeper terrorist cells from accessing instructions contained in blogs, to a new measure to try and control the spread of information through blogs. The order was issued by Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The known list of blocked domains is *.blogspot.com, *.typepad.com and geocities.com/*.

It leads me to wonder if this is a case of ISPs overreacting, which would not be the first. Three years ago, they had rather zealously blocked groups.yahoo.com in a similar manner when all they wanted to actually do was to block a particular group. As of now most of the large ISPs have already complied with the DoT order and a large population of Indian bloggers has been cut off from their own blogs. Keep checking back here, as we will post more news on this story whnever available.

Source: *tech.moneycontrol.com/

Here is a list of Indian ISPs who have already complied with this order.