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Turkish court will ban Facebook if it doesn't censor blasphemous content
Every six months, Facebook reveals how many times a nation requests that the site block content that's considered illegal. In the first half of 2014, for instance, India lobbied for nearly 5,000 deletions, putting it well ahead of second-placed Turkey. Those positions may switch around, however, now that a Turkish court has ruled that unless the social network blocks a raft of pages that have been deemed as blasphemous, it'll ban Facebook outright.
India makes 'liking' blasphemous content illegal
India's previously criticized Facebook for not censoring material that was critical of its government, so let's agree that the country has something of a strained relationship with social media. Now, however, the south-west state of Karnataka has announced that even clicking 'like' on a post could land you in jail for 90 days before you even get to see a magistrate. Because India has no blasphemy laws, any material that could offend someone's religious beliefs is prosecuted as hate speech, and that includes uploading, forwarding, sharing, liking and retweeting something. We hate to be cynical, but we can't imagine it'll be long before the first dissenting voice gets thrown in jail to protect the feelings of the government general population
SingStar Rock Ballads ... what, no Journey?
After the SingStar fades and darkness has turned to gray. We'll be watching through windows, wondering if karaoke is still OK. All right, we will do anything for karaoke, but we don't do that. Oh no, no we won't do that. Sony has announced that the next title in their karaoke series will be SingStar Rock Ballads. Seriously, this is the most dangerous SingStar yet. Getting through SingStar Anthems is hard, but who's going to even stand a chance trying to do Meatloaf's I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do that). That's madness! No, it's Meatloaf.The list of songs (found after the break) is actually a fantastic mix of power and rock ballads that you'd only attempt to do with the windows rolled up in your car or when you know you're home alone. Roxette's It Must Have Been Love and Cutting Crew's I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight are just a few of the titles. Although, for all the good songs in this game, it is quite obvious that Journey is missing. Journey is not in a rock ballad karaoke game?! That's like peanuts being removed as an ingredient from peanut butter. It's just not right on any level. But we won't stop believin' in SingStar, we're gonna hang on to this feeling.
