A number of Internet users in India are reportedly not being able to access popular porn websites.

Twitter and Reddit users are reporting that state-owned ISPs MTNL and BSNL and privately-owned ISPs ACT, Spectranet, Tikona, Asianet and Hathway are blocking access to major porn websites. Mobile operator Vodafone is also blocking these websites, according to a Times of India report.

One user reported that: The site has been blocked as per the instruction of the Competent Authority.

According to a piece in Legally India, which used a Delhi broadband connection provided by Spectranet, 11 out of the 13 most popular porn sites were not accessible.

In July, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu, responding to a request for blocking of porn websites in a petition filed by Kamlesh Vaswani, had said, "It is an issue for the government to deal with. Can we pass an interim order directing blocking of all adult websites? And let us keep in mind the possible contention of a person who could ask what crime have I committed by browsing adult websites in private within the four walls of my house. Could he not argue about his right to freedom to do something within the four walls of his house without violating any law?"

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