France plans to use the help of Internet service providers to block websites which disseminate child pornography, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Tuesday.In a speech on fighting cybercrime, Alliot-Marie said Internet users would from September be able to flag sites which carried child pornography, incitement to terrorism and racial hatred, or attempted fraud.
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The French state and ISPs have struck a deal to block sites carrying child pornography or content linked to terrorism or racial hatred, Interior Minister Michel Alliot-Marie announced Tuesday.The plan, part of a larger effort to fight cybercriminality, is to go into effect in September when a “black list” will be built up based on input from Internet users who signal sites dealing with the offensive material, the minister said.
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