While Indians were busy on Saturday night with their weekend plans, the government of India seemingly has banned a large number of Porn websites.
Something that was on the BJP led government's checklist for a long time, the ban now seems to have been implemented on a large scale with the websites banned on most Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
"Pornography is against the cultural values of the country and a solution needs to be chalked out to block such content," Arvind Gupta, head of BJP's IT cell, had told Business Insider in November last year.
This however, has not gone down very well with a majority of the netizens, who have taken to various social media sites to criticize the move. Reddit discussions have been sparked and hashtags have been trending.
Indian guys after they heard about #PornBan pic.twitter.com/yfkdIQh0U4
— Champ from Westeros (@BolshoyBooze) August 1, 2015
Still allowed to visit or have they locked the gates? Asking for a friend. #PornBan pic.twitter.com/1a5Bdk6cIq
— Papa CJ (@PapaCJ) August 2, 2015
I am raising my eyebrows at all my friends who suddenly have a lot of free time on their hands today... #pornban
— Ra'Pun'zel (@DushtaStree) August 2, 2015
In a country where the Prime Minister and apparent Leader of Opposition are bachelors, Porn is banned. Unfair.. I say unfair. #PornBan
— Tinu Cherian Abraham (@tinucherian) August 2, 2015
Maggi was banned Ramdev said he will launch Patanjali noodles. Dont want him to launch anything to replace porn. #PornBan
— Bakwas deGrass Tyson (@BakwasRadio) August 1, 2015
The HDDs of guys in engineering college hostels will be currency very soon. #PornBan
— Cloudheart (@bolnabey) August 1, 2015
My reaction when the government thinks it can actually implement a #PornBan pic.twitter.com/AU62136B6S
— Gautam Trivedi (@Gotham3) August 1, 2015
Apparently porn websites have been banned in India. What will our MPs do in the Parliament now? #PornBan
— Rahul Sharma (@Biorahul) August 1, 2015
Look at the bright side. Now the 10GB quota will last longer. #PornBan
— Sanyaasan (@MohMaaya) August 1, 2015
It's not about porn. It's about the ban. #pornban
— [A] (@ThatRedDeviL) August 1, 2015P.S - This is not the first attempt by the government. Remember All India Bakchod's video? Seems very significant now, doesn't it?