The Israeli minister of information instructed cellular operators in the country to block access to sexual explicit sites from the cellular networks.

The new requirement from the cellular operators causes an outrage of the users and media outlets in Israel saying that this kind of censorship can be only heard of in countries like Iran and China, and should not be in a democratic state like Israel, which respects the freedom of speech of its citizens.

The communication minister’s office stated that these steps are taken to protect minors from being exposed to sexual explicit material with their cell phone.

Partner, one of the cellular companies in Israel asked the Supreme Court last week to overturn this decision.