Singapore is known for its restrictions on public speech, which the government says are necessary to maintain political stability in the multiethnic, multi-religious city-state. Critics say the laws clamp down dissent.
But the banned websites are thought to be mostly racy or pornographic, though the government refuses to give a list of them. Playboy.com is known to be among them, and the government has said they all contain "objectionable content" that is inconsistent with the city-state's values. Full story
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