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Pakistani religious body declares using VPN is against Islamic law (www.voanews.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28167168

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

Typical religion, just making up stupid shit to enforce their control over people.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Didn't their prime minister recently use a VPN to congratulate Trump on X, which is blocked from access by the same govt?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Elites do not have to follow the rules, that's the one reason to become an elite in the first place!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Game 101

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure. Are you asking to get an answer?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

No, I wanted to bring out the irony. Maybe an '‽' would have been better than the '?' I put at the end of my comment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Main use is to hit western porn sites. Just be honest and say being horny is banned.

[–] jaemo 9 points 6 days ago

Pass me some apostate-o chips while I log in then!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Let's use this against yallcada when they try the same.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They also threw fatwa at Jerry (yes, that cartoon mouse) before, so.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Who is "they"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Religious nuts

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is a government entity thats trying to crackdown against opposition. Nothing to do with religion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It’s “the advisory board of religious affairs.” You think that group of people can’t be religious nuts?

Also, it’s 100% about religion because their entire excuse is that it runs contrary to religious law. I mean, to your credit, you’re kinda right because this does have nothing to truly do with religion and is about control. But they’re using religion to do it.

“Using a VPN goes against our religious beliefs?” Come the fuck on.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Read the article. The title is click bait. They never claimed using a vpn is against their religion.