I believe that having a proxy has a good side and a bad side. Its important to have a proxy server to ban sites that has inappropriate issues.
The UAE government has advocated Internet censorship via a proxy service maintained by Etisalat. The proxy refuses access to URLs requested if they are on a list of banned sites or if a content check of the site by the proxy server turns up objectionable material.
In many ways, the cultural and religious underpinnings of the UAE have directed the course for Internet censorship. The Emirians have requested that safeguards be put on the internet. …
