EMF
26 Jan 11, 14:36
A new report from the organization European Digital Rights (EDRI) revealed that an increasing number of European Union member states are delegating online policing to private sector companies and Internet service providers, provoking anger and concerns of the latter.
If previously it was law enforcement agencies who addressed the problem of illegal online content, now more powers are given to ISPs so that the industry would regulate itself independently. The trend is likely to be implemented widely with increasing "extra-judicial sanctions" against consumers.
read more (http://ecommerce-journal.com/news/30971_internet-providers-forced-police-internet-hate-eu-government)
More... (http://ecommerce-journal.com/news/30971_internet-providers-forced-police-internet-hate-eu-government)
If previously it was law enforcement agencies who addressed the problem of illegal online content, now more powers are given to ISPs so that the industry would regulate itself independently. The trend is likely to be implemented widely with increasing "extra-judicial sanctions" against consumers.
read more (http://ecommerce-journal.com/news/30971_internet-providers-forced-police-internet-hate-eu-government)
More... (http://ecommerce-journal.com/news/30971_internet-providers-forced-police-internet-hate-eu-government)