Germany pushes IWF-style child abuse blocklist

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    Date: 
    19 January 2009

    The German government has proposed regulations that will oblige local ISPs to apply a government-mandated block list.

    The proposal, from the Ministry for Families, is designed to prevent access to child pornography. Federal Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen told a conference in Berlin that a "binding agreement" with major ISPs will be available as soon as early March, Der Spiegel reports.