[kictanet] Interesting read- Pakistan to block face book....

[waudo siganga]

Hi Rad - If someone is about to dive from a cliff do you have to
go and check from the law books whether it is illegal before
stopping him? You have to recognise danger without recourse to
law books.  In 1994 some guys set up radio stations in Rwanda
that started broadcasting material that was was insensitive and
unsettling. A similar situation was felt in Kenya during the last
elections. Notwithstanding that, my understanding is that what
was happening on facebook is illegal in Pakistan. Even in Kenya
if you do it publicly you will be arrested at least for "acting
in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace".

Kind Regards,
Waudo
On Thu, 20 May 2010 14:06 +0300, "Rad!" <conradakunga at gmail.com>
wrote:

  I am surprised such a question is being asked. Being
  insensitive and being unsettling is not illegal.

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:04 PM, waudo siganga
<[1]emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:

Judy - The blocking could be justified. Some people are mis-using
the Internet. Why should someone come up with an insensitive and
unsettling idea of running a competition to draw caricutures of a
religious figure?

Kind Regards,
Waudo

On Thu, 20 May 2010 12:53 +0300, "Judy Okite"
<[2]judyokite at gmail.com> wrote:


Very radical move, I would say, but is it the right one?

but why,block it until the 31st of May????

can the internet be made to FORGET?????


[3]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100519/ap_on_hi_te/as_pakistan_fa
cebook_12

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