Police seek powers to shut websites Police tape. BBC

The police are seeking powers to shut down websites deemed to be engaged in „criminal“ activity.

The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has tabled a plan for Nominet, which oversees .uk web addresses, to be given the domain closing power.

Nominet said the idea was only a proposal and invited people to join the debate on the form of the final policy.

IT lawyers said the proposal would be „worrying“ if it led to websites going offline without judicial oversight. (more on bbc.co.uk)