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| Pakistan blocks Facebook over Mohammed cartoon row |
| 2010-05-19 |
| Plans for the "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" contest drew an angry reaction, provoking street demonstrations in the Muslim majority country. On Wednesday, Lahore High Court responded to a petition by the Muslim Lawyers Movement, ordering Pakistan's internet regulator to block the entire site. Users lost access to Facebook about two hours later. Rai Bashir, a lawyer involved in the case, said the site was blasphemous. "There are so many insults to the Prophet on the internet and that's why we felt we had to bring this case," he said. "All Muslims in Pakistan and the world will be supporting us." The court in Lahore ordered Facebook to be blocked until May 31 – after the date of the contest – when a longer hearing is expected. Lawyers for the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority had argued that only the offending page be removed, but Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry ordered the whole social networking site to be barred on Wednesday. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #9 Beso, How does Facebook steal my identity? I set up a Yahoo e-mail just for it. I don't enter birthdate, address, etc. I set the access tight. I don't join any of their games or such. I use it to find and communicate with friends and exchange pictures with them. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-05-19 20:25 |
| #8 Facebook is for people who do not understand identify theft. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-05-19 16:52 |
| #7 Facebook sucks. All of you who use it are giving your life's data for free to that bastard Zuckerberg. He then sells you to the highest bidder. Feel dirty yet? |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-05-19 16:34 |
| #6 LOL @ anon1 I like your spirit. :-) |
| Posted by: ryuge 2010-05-19 12:22 |
| #5 No drawing can beat that photo. |
| Posted by: Gabby 2010-05-19 11:38 |
| #4 |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-05-19 11:04 |
| #3 Amusing page indeed Am loving the vitriol hatred and seething emitting from the kind religion of peace guys . |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-05-19 10:59 |
| #2 aint freedom grand? everybody draw mohammed!! LOL LOL CLICK HERE or if you must cut and paste, then here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Everybody-Draw-Mohammed-Day/121369914543425?ref=search&sid=627671751.4127551576..1 |
| Posted by: anon1 2010-05-19 10:21 |
| #1 ahhh LOL the everybody draw Mohammed day contest - cracks me UP How do i link to it on FB? I want to link to that site and draw mohammed too |
| Posted by: anon1 2010-05-19 10:18 |