Looks like it's not just YouTube that has the dubious honor of being banned in various countries around the world. Orkut joins the club now too, and the first one to ban it is the U.A.E {United Arab Emirates}.
Apparently the Telecom Regulatory Authority {TRA} decided that some of the content was not suitable for the U.A.E in general.
“We have received complaints from a newspaper and some individuals saying that objectionable material, including pornographic content, were posted on the site. We checked the site and found out that there were a few things which cannot be allowed in the UAE,” TRA spokesperson said.
An Etisalat official said, “Orkut was blocked following instructions from TRA.” Of course this has come with outrage from users of the site in the U.A.E who use it to connect to friends from around the world. Some of them said it's like "burning the house to kill a rat". Etisalat is the sole provider of Internet access in the U.A.E.
This is really unfortunate when people who have nothing to do with the content on social sites have to suffer at the hands of their Internet provider because someone posted objectionable content. I've lived in a Middle East country while growing up and saw my first glimpse of the Internet from there. Yes there were "certain" sites that could not be accessed, which is fine if they want to maintain morality and stuff, but policing the Internet has never been a long term solution.
Some other sites banned in the U.A.E -
Boing Boing.net
Skype
Flickr - not 100% sure about this.
Subscribe to my full RSS feed.
Story source.
Update: Hello readers from the U.A.E, below are a few possible ways that might work to get into Orkut.
1. Use Google's translate function.
2. A huge list of proxy sites that might work.
No guarantees are given of any of them actually working.
Incoming search terms:
- how to open orkut in uae 2011
- how to open orkut in uae
- why orkut is banned in uae
- open blocked sites in uae
- how to open blocked sites in uae
- how to open blocked sites in uae 2011
- how can i use orkut in uae
- how to open blocked websites in uae
- orkut blocked in uae how to open iam
- how to open banned web page in uae?
Related posts:
Enterprise Portal System BoxesOS from Epazz
Case Study: Launching A Web Product - Design
Veoh Segregates Their Users
I agree with the UAE govt for taking this Initiative, and India is soon to follow.
it is very easy to open orkut in uae .but not safe to teach online just email at allmywebcalls@gmail.com and get solution
Compassionate for the huge survey, but I’m truly caressing the new Zune, and wish this, as healed as the excellent reviews several added fill get graphic, faculty support you determine if it’s the alter pick for you.