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BT blocks Pirate Bay as part of self-regulation scheme

article published on 21 April, 2009

BT Broadband users who try to access the notorious Pirate Bay tracker are met with a "Content Blocked" message, claiming it has been blocked in "compliance with a new UK voluntary code". "This uses a barring and filtering mechanism to restrict access to all WAP and internet sites that are considered to have 'over 18' status," the warning states. On the list of things blocked it has adult/sexually ... [ read the full article ]

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windsong
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_ 		21. April 2009 @ 14:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
IWF has also strong-armed Newshosting into blocking many newsgroups because they feel "offended" by the contents.

Prudes.
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varnull
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_ 		21. April 2009 @ 14:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
content censorship.. plain and simple.. and illegal under UK freedom of access to information laws.

here we go.. big brother state by private business.. but instigated by government.

do the words "told you so" ring any bells?
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jeff_2
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_ 		21. April 2009 @ 14:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am a BT broadband customer, living in the UK and I still have access to TPB and can download from it :S
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DRokKer
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_ 		21. April 2009 @ 21:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you want to share you can. just use google if BT wants to be stupid and lose there precious profits, let them!
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magnets
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_ 		21. April 2009 @ 23:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is a good thing.
it's a voluntary code, which you can opt out of by ringing up BT and saying I wish to opt out.

it achieves two major goals:

1. When you buy a mobile for your 12 year old it stops them from stumbling into donkey porn (stumbling, as in by accident).

2. A voluntary code makes it much much harder for laws to be introduced. Why would you need a law if the industry does it themselves?* it allows the agencies to stand up in court and say "we took reasonable measures so go after the pirates themselves rather than trying to force us to do something the majority of our users don't want".


*this does of course mean it can be abused. For example there was an awful lot of "self regulation" in the US banking system. And that didn't end too well.
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KillerBug
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_ 		22. April 2009 @ 07:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It does not help in court...the response would be "It clearly was not enough".
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ThePastor
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_ 		22. April 2009 @ 16:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is this provider in China or something?

A little censorship tends to grow.
Who decides what is "Criminal Skills"?

What is voluntary now will be mandatory soon.
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