Is opening an internet cafe permissible if the owner makes an effort to block pornographic websites, knowing that he cannot guarantee comprehensive monitoring?
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You must monitor to prevent any user from accessing prohibited websites or using the internet for disobedience. And for opening an internet cafe, there are regulations and conditions; whoever adheres to them incurs no sin, and whoever violates them is forbidden from doing so.
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