German internet providers have grudgingly agreed to block websites containing child pornography. Critics say their deal with the government won’t make much of a difference.Five of Germany’s eight major internet service providers – Deutsche Telekom’s T-Online, Vodafone’s Arcor, Kabel Deutschland, Telefonica’s O2 and Alice’s Hansenet – signed the legally binding agreement with the government and the Federal Crime Office on Friday, agreeing to install software to block consumer access to child pornography sites. The five companies together cover around 75 percent of the German market.In future, due to the software blocks installed by the internet service providers, consumers attempting to click on blacklisted websites are to be automatically redirected to a red stop sign. The Federal Crime Office has compiled the blacklist of 1,000 sites, which it updates daily.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4185666,00.htmlGermany bids to block child porn sites [AFP]
The German government has signed agreements with key Internet service providers to block access to child porn sites, family affairs minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.Internet users hoping to download child porn will instead be met with a large red “stop” sign, warning of the impact of paedophilia on the victims.
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Major German online companies agree to block child porn websites
German internet providers have grudgingly agreed to block websites containing child pornography. Critics say their deal with the government won’t make much of a difference.