<p>Indonesia's communications and information ministry has shut down more than one million pornographic websites ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Minister Tifatul Sembiring said Wednesday that his office would target more sites in the upcoming month.<br /><br />The closed websites were all run from abroad, he said.<br /><br />"We will block more porn sites during Ramadan, though that doesn't mean that we will allow such sites to operate during the rest of the year," the minister said.<br /><br />The minister said there were around two billion websites providing pornographic content, and that public involvement in curbing online pornography was crucial.<br /><br />"Online pornography is an industry and the producers always seem to find new ways of escaping detection," he said.<br /><br />Ramadan is due to start July 19 in Indonesia.</p>
<p>Indonesia's communications and information ministry has shut down more than one million pornographic websites ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Minister Tifatul Sembiring said Wednesday that his office would target more sites in the upcoming month.<br /><br />The closed websites were all run from abroad, he said.<br /><br />"We will block more porn sites during Ramadan, though that doesn't mean that we will allow such sites to operate during the rest of the year," the minister said.<br /><br />The minister said there were around two billion websites providing pornographic content, and that public involvement in curbing online pornography was crucial.<br /><br />"Online pornography is an industry and the producers always seem to find new ways of escaping detection," he said.<br /><br />Ramadan is due to start July 19 in Indonesia.</p>