China is known as the nation of "global internet censorship," and this has been proven many times, most recently blocking access to Gmail throughout the country. Now, it seems that neighboring India has also wanted to implement the same measures, even on major sites like GitHub and Vimeo.
On Wednesday, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team issued the ban notice, asking internet service providers and mobile operators to block access to dozens of popular websites under censorship laws, according to Pranesh Prakash, director of the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore.
32 websites, including GitHub, PasteBin, Vimeo, Imgur, DailyMotion, have reportedly been banned in India, based on an order from the Department of Telecom (DoT).
Vodafone, the second largest mobile network provider in India (after Airtel), with an estimated customer base of over 173 million, and BSNL, a state-owned telecom company with over 117 million customers, have already blocked access to the aforementioned websites. However, other telecom operators and ISPs continue to provide access to these websites.
The Indian government has accused the websites of hosting anti-India content published by members of the terrorist organization called the Islamic State group, also known as Isis.
The absurdity of the case is that on the one hand, the Indian government talks about internet freedom in the country and on the other, it blocks access to websites like Github, which has over 8 million users worldwide.
