Censorize This!

The recent bout of censorship cleansing in order to promote freedom of expression in Maldives saw a whole bunch of sites getting banned with some bonus collateral damage on sites which had committed no offence in particular. Or did they? Hmm.. Who cares?

So anyways, I was just browsing through our friendly neighborhood immigration department website when I noticed that at its footer were some obscure links. And by links I don’t mean just helpful links to some super informative pages - they were links to porn sites. Rather absurd I thought. It seemed to be on pretty much every page of it. (Note: The following code that was found on the sites have been reduced in font size and a warning marked in large friendly letters to prevent you from seeing links and going to those sites... i.e. for your protection.)

WARNING! The code below may induce you to commit sin.

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<a href="http://www.videocuyuz.net" title="Turk Seks"><font color="#ffffff">Turk Seks</a>
<a href="http://www.markahost.org" title="Host"><font color="#ffffff">Host</a>
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<a href="http://www.haymeana.net" title="Haymana"><font color="#ffffff">Haymana</a>
<a href="http://www.programariyoruz.biz" title="program"><font color="#ffffff">program</a>
<a href="http://www.gunesinoglu.net" title="Gunesin oglu"><font color="#ffffff">Gunesin oglu</a>
<a href="http://www.gencoyun.org" title="oyun oyna"><font color="#ffffff">oyun oyna</a>
<a href="http://www.bismillahtel.com" title="bismillah"><font color="#ffffff">bismillah</a>
<a href="http://www.markahost.org" title="host"><font color="#ffffff">host</a>
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End of sinful code! You may continue to read the rest of this article safely.

When I consulted the oracle regarding this, it showed to me that the issue was far more wide spread than just this site. All the sites below have some variation of porno infections advertising immoral stuff.

• Maldives Standards and Meteorology
• Ministry of Transport and Communication
• I.G.M.H.
• Department of Immigration and Emigration
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Maldives Police Service
• Anti-corruption Board
• The Judiciary of Maldives
• National Disaster Management Center
• Elections Commission of Maldives

Now this seems to be rather unbelievable. Porn on Government websites no less! Maybe porn is no longer considered immoral enough to warrant a ban on the site. Or maybe it is a double standard that the common citizens may not publish their expressions while the government may flaunt its power and shove such filth in the public’s face.

Another fascinating find was that all these sites seem to be hosted on the same host with the IP 202.1.201.177. It belongs to a Dhiraagu server. A few years back there had been regrettable security incidents due to the incompetence of Dhiraagu in maintaining its servers. It this going to be yet another case of it?

So whodunnit? Horny Government officials or incompetent Dhiraagu services charging exorbitant prices? Please report this to the T.A.M. to get the above sites and/or the whole Dhiraagu banned to protect us, the innocent citizens of Maldives from these evils.