On Oct. 30, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously green-lit a bill that would force internet companies to censor pornography by default. The committee approved the measure in a bid to clamp down on rampant underage access to adult content online, the Times of Israel reported. [...]
With the latest bill, censorship of offensive material will become an opt-out feature rather than an opt-in one. This means that instead of having to ask providers to bar access to select sites, they will be blocked to begin with. To access the blocked sites, people will submit requests to their service provider in writing, over the phone, or through the provider’s website.
Critics argue that the Israeli government is joining the ranks of Iran and China by keeping records of users who request unlimited access to the internet. Forcing people to admit that they want unfettered access to porn sites is a blatant violation of privacy, they say.
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