France Blocks Websites Accused Of Condoning Terrorism

[Purveyor]

Latest update : 2015-03-16
France has blocked five websites accused of condoning terrorism, in the first use of new government powers that came into force in February, the interior ministry said on Monday.

One of the sites - al-Hayat Media Center - is accused of links to the Islamic State group, the ministry said.

The site "see source if you want the link" has also been blocked since the end of last week.

"I do not want to see sites that could lead people to take up arms on the Internet," Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.

"I make a distinction between freedom of expression and the spread of messages that serve to glorify terrorism. These hate messages are a crime."

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[mylye2222]

1. They did a great job. unfortunely they cant block Facebook Twitter etc...

So those social networks webmasters as well as users have to take their own responsabilities.