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ISOC-IL criticizes a bill proposing to block sexual content online by default

Publishing Date: November 25, 2018

ISOC-IL criticizes a bill proposing to block sexual content online by default: “This is a futile law that will not prevent children from being exposed to pornographic and violent content, causing more harm than good. Who will decide which content should be blocked? It is harsh, undemocratic online censorship. Half of the budget is enough to raise awareness of existing…

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Teaching students will learn how to help children suffering from cyberbullying

Publishing Date: September 6, 2018

Starting at the next school year, all teaching students will train to deal with children’s vulnerability resulting from cyberbullying, as part of a joint initiative of  Israel Internet Association and Dr. Michal Dolev-Cohen of Oranim Academic College, supported by MK Dr. Yifat Shasha-Biton, Chairperson of the Special Committee for the Rights of the Child. The training will provide educational tools…

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ISOC-IL upgrades the Israel Internet eXchange (IIX)

Publishing Date: August 8, 2018

ISOC-IL has recently completed an upgrade of the technological infrastructure of the Israel Internet eXchange (IIX). As part of the system upgrade, Israeli ISP’s will be able to connect to the IIX at a maximum speed of 100Gbps compared to 10Gbps in the previous version – 10 times faster. ISOC-IL has also published new pricing for 2018, reducing the cost…

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Record-breaking interest in online broadcast of The World Cup

Publishing Date: July 18, 2018

According to Israel Internet Association, the volume of traffic served by local ISPs during the World Cup recorded a 33% increase in the past month The World Cup games are breaking the records of Kan 11 on television – while also breaking records in the volume of internet traffic in Israel. Data collected in the past month from the Israel…

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