Blocking Porn Sites. How?
It’s the RUU ITE issues. Yes, you got it right.
One of its purposes is to get rid of porn out of this country. Pretty noble huh? Yes, I agree. It’s noble. Most of us agreed, it’s a noble intention.
I ‘m not to keen either, some day, busting my own children hangin’ around in front of the computer surfing and enjoying the adult section. Once more, I agree, it’s a noble intention.
Alrite, the next biggest issue is, the HOW.
Well, there’re some ways being discussed and being chosen as the most proper way.
Blocking the sites, is one of the way i ‘d like to discuss.
The sub-discussion is, is it possible?
So far, i still thinkin, it almost impossible, but still it’s doable.
It’s the end-user layer.
There’re some “real porn sites” around the internet, get the lists of them, insert it into an installed blocking porn software. they’re all blocked. ( Not precisely all, and doubtfully succeed. )
The higher level layer, block ‘em through the ISP level.
Just gathered allthe ISP’s all over the country, require them to block the listed porn sites, give them deadlines. Do some real inspections, give a real punishment if they don’t do the requirements. Done. They’re all blocked from they higher level then the end-user level. So if, i repeat, if, there’re some people who doesn’t install the “blocking porn sites” software, they won’t be able to access the site since its blocked at the isp level layer.
See, it’s doable. Told you.
So which part again is the hardest part?
The hardest part is the “getting all porn sites listed” part.
Alrite. The thing is, you can actually see it when you see a site is a porn site, by looking at it, and see some nude pictures in it.
But, what about some social networking sites? For example: myspace or friendster?
Or some almost everyday need search engine? for example: Google or Yahoo?
More of them are: youtube, wikipedia?
For your informations, Myspace and youtube, has been blocked in some of provider. It’s been confirmed, that Excelcomindo and Indosat, blocked Myspace & Youtube.
The worst part is, it’s blocked without some official notice to its vendor, while still more options then blocking.
Here’s the answer from Youtube officer, responding to the blocking issues:
Originally replied to detikINET, received last friday April 4th,
Internet memberi kesempatan kepada setiap orang untuk berbicara dan didengarkan. Namun memudahkan orang mengekspresikan diri di Internet juga memunculkan kekhawatiran yang terkait dengan budaya dan politik di negara tertentu.
Itulah sebabnya kami memudahkan pengguna untuk menginformasikan konten yang mereka yakini melanggar ketentuan dan persyaratan kami. Jika hal ini terjadi, kami akan menghapus konten itu.
Kami juga bekerja sama dengan otoritas hukum di negara bersangkutan dalam penanganan konten yang mungkin melanggar hukum yang berlaku di negara tersebut.
Kami kira pendekatan ini memberi keseimbangan antara kebebasan berekspresi dan penghargaan terhadap hukum di suatu negara.
Need a Real Action for the Plan fiction.
Still see it as a day dreaming, as a week ago i saw it on TV, the minister speak himself about ” you can download the software from the depkominfo site, install it to your pc, and it will block all the porn sites”.
And guess what? Until this very second, i can’t find any link on the site to download the referred software. Still fiction? Guess so, but I hope not.
Well. i ‘m ready to install it, but still can’t find it on its official site. So if i ‘m still be able to browse any porn sites, and got busted by the authorities, and that’s what i call, un-fair.
Don’t wait until Some “Un-wanted figure” take the “Un-wanted” Action.
The sub-title speak it self. It’s bolded and straight forward. So i ‘m not gonna discuss it.
Be prepared guys. Stay safe. This might be a new hole for some un-wanted part of this country’s bad guy, taking some advantages. And who’s the victim?
It’s us. For sure. Beware!
