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Internet service providers (ISP) will not give credence to a proposed bill that would force them and cellular operators to filter all pornography from SA's internet space.
Deputy home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba has the Justice Alliance of SA (JASA) working on a draft bill that could see pornography banned from the internet, and ISPs and cellular operators would be held legally liable if porn slips through the cracks.
However, local ISPs contacted by ITWeb are reluctant to give the new proposal any credence, saying they would only comment if the bill ended up in Parliament. “It is not a bill that has been tabled by any part of government, and it would almost certainly not pass constitutional muster,” was the response of one prominent industry representative.
In its current form, the bill states that any ISP or mobile operator which distributes, or allows the distribution of pornography through the Internet or phone, will be guilty of an offence and can be prosecuted. These companies and their directors can face a fine, or a period of imprisonment of up to five years.
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