Research in Motion will filter internet content on BlackBerrys in Indonesia “as soon as possible” to aid an anti-pornography stance.The RIM move followed threats by a minister to shut down internet browsing on the smartphones if the company didn’t block websites that have pornography.To read this report in The Wall Street Journal in full, see:
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www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/research-in-motion-to-filter-pornography-sites-from-indonesian-blackberrys/story-e6frg90x-1225985409687Also see:BlackBerry maker agrees to Indonesian net filters
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is to implement internet pornography filters in Indonesia after being threatened with a blackout for its 2 million users in the country.RIM today said it would apply an internet censor in the country “as soon as possible” after Indonesian communications minister Tifatul Sembiring warned that BlackBerry internet access would be “shut down” if it failed to comply.
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/10/blackberry-indonesia-pornography-filterRIM to Set Up BlackBerry Internet Filters as Indonesia Cracks Down on Porn
Research In Motion Ltd. is working to block pornography websites on BlackBerry services in Indonesia as the nation with the world’s largest Muslim population widens a campaign to clean up the Internet.RIM is in talks with domestic phone carriers to find a “prompt, compliant filtering solution,” the maker of the BlackBerry said in a statement today. RIM has until Jan. 21 to begin filtering porn sites or face legal action including revocation, Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring told reporters in Jakarta today.
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-10/research-in-motion-says-it-s-committed-to-set-up-web-filters-in-indonesia.htmlBlackBerry maker to block porn in Indonesia
Research In Motion said on Monday it will filter pornographic Internet content for its BlackBerry smartphone users in Indonesia, following government pressure to restrict access to porn sites or face its browsing service being shut down.The Canadian company has been buffeted by demands for access to its encrypted data from numerous countries worried about security and social mores, including India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Research in Motion to filter pornography sites from Indonesian BlackBerrys
Research in Motion will filter internet content on BlackBerrys in Indonesia “as soon as possible” to aid an anti-pornography stance.