Some ISPs block Wordpress domain across India

Latest reports confirm that Tata Photon has blocked access to the Wordpress domain, following a government order to block web pages containing offensive content.

August 25, 2012 / 17:50 IST
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Latest reports confirm that Tata Photon has blocked access to the Wordpress.com domain across India, following a government order to block web pages containing offensive content. Apparently, the ISP has resorted to a blanket ban, blocking access to the entire site instead of clamping down on specific web pages carrying unacceptable content. Wordpress is accessible through other ISPs such as Airtel and Reliance. However, there is no clarity yet about any other ISP blocking out Wordpress entirely, and we are in the process of verifying this. Click here for full story

first published: Aug 25, 2012 05:44 pm

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