I strongly disapprove of censorship, particularly censorship of the "death" kind. But he should perhaps have been a little bit more discerning about his travel plans. This anti-porn thing is not new or unexpected. What did he think would happen?
http://thenextweb.com/me/2012/01/19/death-sentence-for-irani...
Next time you break the law and you get fined for it, I truly hope you will not complain because I'll teleport right next to you and say "what did you think would happen?".
And we'll have a good laugh about it, because you will not die.
In October 2008, Malekpour visited his dying father in Iran.
And he didn't create porn websites; he created photo-uploading softwares that were (later, and he says without his knowledge) used in porn sites.
Anyway, I think Malekpour should not have worked on those things, even for moral reasons. You cannot reason with a snake. For the same reason I do not write stuff about Mexican drug cartels. I have family there, and I want them to remain alive (and in one piece), and I would like to remain able to visit without looking over my shoulder and endangering my family. If you don't know what I'm talking about, Google for "mexican blogger deaths".
"Pick your fights" really applies to dealing with criminals and governments such as Iran's.
Because it's patently false!! He did not create porn sites, he created a piece of software which was later used by porn sites. Huge difference.
>Malekpour created porn websites.
Completely and totally false.
It would be akin to a kitchen knife manufacturer being charged for murder because someone was used their knives in a stabbing.
Nothing wrong with shooting the messenger who's saying things that are completely untrue.