Israel plan on building an “international coalition” that aims to censor the internet worldwide, in a bid to counter online criticism of Israel. The plans were unveiled by Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who has called for “developing legislation in conjunction with European countries,” most of which are “interested in this idea,” according to a Times of Israel report. Newobserveronline.com reports: The legislation would have common features, such as defining what constitutes incitement and what the responsibilities of social networks regarding it are, a spokesman for the minister told the Israeli-based newspaper. “Companies that do not comply will find themselves hauled into court, paying a penalty,” he added. According to the plan, the participating countries would be part of a “loose coalition that would keep an eye on content and where it was being posted, and members of the coalition would work to demand that the platforms remove the content that was posted in any of their countries at the request of members.” “This is a perfectly logical and just project,” Erdan’s spokesperson said. “If a hotel was being used as a venue for a hate group, we would demand that the hotel break its contract, and we would lean [...]