Satmar and other hasidic groups have bans against using the Internet. Generally, having a computer or other device with an Internet connection in your home is forbidden, and can lead to your kids being expelled from school and other putative measures. However, outside the home for purposes of earning a living, limited Internet use is sometimes allowed. But this ban is widely (although not publicly) ignored. How widely? Lets let Satmar's Der Blatt newspaper show us.
From this week's Der Blatt, here is an ad for a haredi charity event that tells readers to connect online. The event is being held Saturday night after Shabbt, meaning the vast majority of Der Blatt readers will be in their supposedly Internet-free homes:
Here is the same ad without my annotations:
