Backlash from bloggers as Indian censors shut websites

Indian censors have blocked a number of popular blogging sites on the grounds of national security, angering thousands of bloggers. The directive from the department of telecommunications came days after the Mumbai blasts, and was aimed at shutting 17 blogs which carried material from religious and political extremists. But service providers were forced to cut all major sites, including the popular Geocities, Typepad and Google’s Blogspot. Cyberspace has since been filled with angry emails from bloggers in India attacking the government’s “ham-handed, delinquent” move. The Mumbai blasts helped raise the profile of blogs after many were used to update users on what was happening on the ground.

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