BlackBerry agrees to filter out porn in Indonesia

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http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/January/international_January632.xml§ion=international

(AP)

17 January 2011,

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The maker of BlackBerry promised Indonesia on Monday it will meet the country’s request to filter out pornographic content on its smartphones in the next four days, according to a government spokesman.

Research In Motion Ltd. made a commitment last week to install the filters after Indonesia threatened to revoke BlackBerry’s license to operate in the country, the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The Canada-based company worked out the details of the deal in a meeting with government officials on Monday.

[Canuckistanian]

1. Bad precedent

An Internet carrier should NEVER be deciding content, only access.

But hey, whatever makes a profit is fine for a corporation.

[Drale]

2. While I don't agree with the censorship but

If your looking at porn on your phone you have a major problem..

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. They'll need a very very large filter one would think. n/t