Egypt to ban porn websites

The Deputy Head of Egyptian National Telecom Regulatory Authority, Sherif Hashem, said that Egypt is now ready to block acesss to websites with pornographic content.

"Technologies to prevent pornographic content from being shared on the territory of Egypt are fully ready for use," he said.

This step comes in the wake of the Cairo Administrative Court's ruling to ban pornographic websites, because they "help spread vice, which destroys traditions, beliefs and morals, and therefore the country's interests, as well as social and national security."