(Expats.cz) President Miloš Zeman signed a bill against spreading terrorist content online into law yesterday, the Presidential Office reported.
Under the new law, the police will be able to order Czech and European internet service providers (ISPs) to block terrorist content, such as images of terror attacks or executions. The legislation is in response to a European Union directive on suppressing the spread of terrorist content online.
The EU directive requires each country to designate an authority to be in charge of overseeing removal orders. “Hosting service providers are obliged to remove terrorist content upon receiving a removal order from the designated authorities within one hour and to take measures when their platforms are exposed to terrorist content,” the European Commission stated.
