The EU’s attempts to get all member states to block porn at ISP level would do little to stop the problem, the European Internet Services Providers Association (EuroISPA) has said.
According to EuroISP president Malcolm Hutty, the directive on child exploitation would only distract from the bigger issue of removing harmful imagery from host servers.
“In order to make the directive as strong as possible, emphasis must be placed on making swift notice and take-down of child sexual abuse material focused and effective,” said Hutty.
“Blocking, as an inefficient measure, should be avoided. Law enforcement authorities’ procedures for rapid communication to Internet hosting providers of such illegal material must be reviewed and bottlenecks eliminated.”
Critics have pointed out that blocking, can be circumvented in a number of ways, including undocumented websites, FTP servers and peer-to-peer networks.
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