RSF: Tunisia’s highest court overturns ruling on filtering of pornography sites
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:57 GMT
The Court of Cassation, Tunisia’s highest court, today overturned a judgement by a lower court last August banning pornographic Web content and referred the case back to appeal.
“This is good news, although we would have preferred that the court had given a final ruling,” Reporters Without Borders said.
“We call once again on the Tunisian justice system to reject Internet filtering once and for all on appeal.”
Recourse to such practices would be a worrying backward step. Taking advantage of the current legal vacuum to switch the filtering system back on could have serious implications and pave the way for the return of censorship. The next trial, which should take place within the nest two or three months, will give the Tunisian Internet Agency an opportunity to remind itself of the risks associated with a resumption of Internet filtering in Tunisia and to urge the authorities to encourage the use of parental controls among Web users.
Copyright 2012 by Reporters Without Borders (RFE/RL). All worldwide rights reserved.
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