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Egyptian government reportedly preparing a ban on Internet pornography Mar 26th 2012, 19:58 Tweeted by @ThinkAtheist: Quote: What started out as a call by an Egyptian member of parliament, has now reached the Ministry of Telecommunications taking its initial steps to block Internet pornography in the country, local daily, Egypt Independent reports. According to the newspaper, Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Mohamed Salem announced that the National Telecommunications Regulation Authority (NTRA) is forming a committee to tackle to methods in which the censorship will be implemented. The committee will also reportedly consist of members of parliament. Speaking about the plan to go ahead with the block, Salem said, "The issue is becoming persistent and worrying to families," echoing statements made by conservative MP, Dr. Younis Makhioun last month. http://thenextweb.com/me/2012/03/24/...t-pornography/ This will all end in tears :(

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