India bans 857 porn sites 2,000 years after inventing manual Kama Sutra

 

Internet service providers have blocked pornography sites in India, according to media reports, and users who are voicing their suspicions about what appears to be a nationwide ban.

In a discussion on the social media platform - Reddit - users said that they landed on blank pages while trying to access porn sites, and some of them came across the message: "The site has been blocked as per the instructions of Competent Authority."


It isn't clear yet whether the Modi government has orchestrated an official ban on porn, but there is growing suspicion that the authorities have sneakily clamped down on such websites over the weekend.

Film director Ram Gopal Verma said that given its popularity, any government which owned up to banning porn would lose the next election.