Rediff and others are reporting an end to the ban on blogs in India. Apparently the ban was originally intended to prevent certain hardcore hindu sites from spreading hate, but the ISPs ended up banning all sorts of legitiate traffic as well.
Well, I hope common sense will prevail and the Indian government will realize that the freest of speech is the best kind of speech and make some speech illegal because it upsets some people accomplishes nothing.
This post touches on a point near to my heart, which is the fallacy of outlawing things and behaviors that are neutral.
Communication, whether spoken or written, is itself a neutral behavior. While one may choose to communicate for good or evil purposes, communication itself is neutral; it's the content, as well as the intent of the communicator, that makes any particular act of communication good or evil.
Same with every other controversial topic (guns, abortion, sexuality, etc.). These are neutral entities that may be used, or engaged in, with good or evil intent.
My dissatisfaction is with the mentality that attempts to eliminate evil and/or promote good by legislating the things and behaviors apart from the intention(s) of the one using the thing(s) and/or engaging in the behavior(s).