French police target websites suspected of 'glorifying acts of terrorism'

French police have targeted hundreds of websites suspected of "inciting or glorifying acts of terrorism" after the Paris attacks by ordering content removals, delisting sites from search engines or blocking access.

The French privacy watchdog in charge of monitoring website closures said more than 1,000 pieces of web content have been removed, nearly 400 URLs ordered delisted and 68 websites blocked since November.