Indonesian village yanks WiFi over porn-surfing pupils

An illuminated icon representing wireless 'wifi' connectivity hangs from a hall ceiling at the CeBIT 2017 tech fair in Hannover, Germany, on Sunday, March 19, 2017. Leading edge technologies in the digital world are showcased in this annual event which runs March 20 - 24. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A village in a conservative region of Indonesia is pulling the plug on wireless Internet after children were caught accessing porn sites instead of going to Quran study class, officials said on Nov 26. 

Aceh province – the only region in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country that imposes Islamic law – has drawn fire in the past for publicly whipping people found guilty of a range of offences including homosexuality, gambling and drinking alcohol.