Pakistan's telecommunications have recently decided to eliminate obscene words from texting messages by ordering phone call companies to block messages that contain inappropriate words. They also made a list stating all the words, mostly sexual or swear words, that ought to be blocked. Words such as Jesus Christ and tampon were banned as well, raising questions as to whether or not this tampers with religious freedom. Apparently, freedom of speech can be restricted "in the interest of the glory of Islam." This could be another act that was under the pressure of Islamists, which insisted the Pakistan block pornographic and Anti-Islamic sites.
My View:
It has always been in my knowledge that people in Pakistan do not have the same rights and freedoms as we do here, in the United States. So it's inevitable that their rules and regulations are going to be very different than those that we follow here. This blocking of obscene words from text messaging could either be accepted or people could resist against it. Texting is the most popular form of communication these days so this could infuriate some people. There's a possibility that people could end their phone contracts and stop using cellphones all together.
http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-bans-obscene-words-cell-phone-texts-122933488.html
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