Ispa pushes back on plan to block offshore gambling sites

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) has published a position paper opposing the National Gambling Board's push to have illegal offshore gambling sites blocked by ISPs. Ispa argues that the three main blocking techniques — DNS blocking, IP address blocking, and deep packet inspection — are each technically flawed, easily circumvented via VPNs, and risk collateral damage to unrelated sites. The paper cites a European case where blocking a handful of shared IP addresses inadvertently took down over 500,000 unrelated websites. Ispa does not reject blocking outright but sets five conditions: blocks must be court-ordered and legislatively grounded, publicly disclosed, time-limited, technology-neutral, and cost-fairly-allocated. The backdrop is a growing gambling problem in South Africa, with an estimated R1.5-trillion wagered annually and concerns about platforms targeting students.

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