COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—A Sri Lankan juvenile court has ordered the country’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) to block mobile access to over 100 adult websites, according to local news outlets. The move comes after the court heard complaints that children were able to access the content. The court also reportedly told the TRC to ban local movies with adult content.
“The court moved to ban these web sites reportedly featuring local men and women following a report filed by the Women and Children Unit of the Police,” reported ColomboPage.com. “The Government last year proposed a ban on all movies that are labeled as 'Adults only' and added that regulations on programs and publications that include scenes of adult content should be toughened.”
Last year, the TRC blocked 12 adult websites, including the popular tube site RedTube.com.
Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia, located about 20 miles off the southern coast of India. According to Wikipedia, "Sri Lanka has a multi ethnic and multi religious population. Buddhism constitutes the religious faith of about 70 percent of the population of the island."
