I fucking despise religious reactionaries.
Taliban leader bans Wi-Fi in an Afghan province to 'prevent immorality'
Submitted 2 months ago by ardi60@reddthat.com to technology@lemmy.world
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-internet-ban-balkh-0554049d724b8c8e0fb1e668ff34bbd2
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phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
palordrolap@fedia.io 2 months ago
That's just a symptom of moral prescriptivism, which in turn is a symptom of otherwise impotent desire for control over a weird and scary world.
That doesn't mean they're making good choices, but it does explain why they're making them.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 months ago
I read it as “to prevent immortality”
Alteon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I did as well. Didn’t even cross my mind that it was wrong. Just went, “It’s about on par with all the other goofy shit they believe and have laws against. Why not ban it because of potential immortality. Sure”
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 months ago
I love it how we expect it to say immortality, and just roll with it, as if that is a thing the Taliban worry about
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m gonna level you, brother, immorality existed way before the internet.
abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
it’s not about immorality, it’s to limit the access to outside information in a country where most internet access is done through smartphones.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Seriously, nothing is new. It came from something else.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 months ago
Everyone knows CAT5 is pure…
weegee90@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We did it Patrick! We ended immorality!
Lupo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I read the entire article incredibly confused because I thought it said immortality
Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I misread this as immortality and was immediately curious what they knew that I don’t
Varying9125@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I hope they don’t find out about ethernet
cute_noker@feddit.dk 2 months ago
At this point it seems hard to ban the internet. But especially impossible for the backwards Taliban that have lived in caves for the last 40 years.
I doubt that they know that they just started a whack-a-mole
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
“Fitter, healthier and more productive
A pig
In a cage
On antibiotics”ksigley@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I never walk away from this song feeling better.
myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Stop giving the GOP ideas.
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Does this fellow have stock (ownership) in local DSL providers? Or perhaps even dialup (I am assuming dialup is still a thing in parts of the country)?
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
I am assuming dialup is still a thing in parts of the country
Fun (sad?) fact: AOL will soon shut down dial up on September 30th 2025: help.aol.com/…/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinue…
the_visitor@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They should denounce all the weapons from the US. Obviously, those are haram, and against the religion.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Least insane Taliban action
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
so glad the us bombed their country gave them false hope and then dicked over all the people when they turned it back over to the taliban.........
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I thought they only banned talis
FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2 months ago
How can the AP make such a basic mistake as calling Internet access ‘Wi-Fi’?
The Taliban didn’t ban Wi-Fi, they banned fiber optic internet connections. People can run Wi-Fi networks all day.
HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Because almost everyone else in the world has begun referring to their entire internet connection as “Wi-Fi” and it pisses me off, too.
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
I’ve also noticed it’s becoming more common to call desktop PCs laptops, interesting linguistic shift
medem@lemmy.wtf 2 months ago
Really? I somehow blissfully missed that. WTF.