Japan to restict access to "illegal and harmful" websites at public offices
An AFP newswire article, via Yahoo! News:
Japan said it will tackle the spread of "illegal and harmful" websites in the wake of a series of Internet-based incidents involving suicide pacts and homemade bombs.
"The government has worked out plans to combat illegal and harmful content on the Internet after discussing the issue and considering freedom of expression and privacy of communications," it said Friday.
The government has decided to restrict access to such websites on the Internet at government offices, public schools and other state-funded organizations.
It said it will commission software manufacturers to design web-based filters that block access to websites that arrange group suicides or show how to counterfeit money or make explosives, among others.
posted by Fergie @ 7/01/2005 06:34:00 AM
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