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Pirate Bay blocked by broadband ISPs

Posted 21st April 2009 at 4:18pm by Alex Buttle

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BT has blocked its mobile broadband subscribers from accessing the troubled download site Pirate Bay.

The telecoms giant, which currently provides a 3G service through Vodafone's network, has taken the action after the founders of Pirate Bay were taken to court in their native Sweden.

A warning which greets BT mobile broadband subscribers when trying to access the website says: "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 guidance is in relation to a new self-regulations scheme put together by the Internet Watch Foundation.

All five major mobile broadband providers have signed up to the code.

According to reports, the Pirate Bay founders plan to appeal after being sentenced to one year in prison.

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2 comments

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    H Wood, 27th April 2009.

    Having trouble connecting to thepiratebay.org with VIRGIN MEDIA. None of my browsers are connecting.

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    Sean Nolan, 20th November 2009.

    well my friend you had better get used to it because the flood gates will open & anything & everything that the government dont want you to access will be filterd out.

    Think Im joking or being over the top? The reason sites like The Pirate Bay are being restricted is nothing to do with the content & everything to do with governments losing revenue because you havent bought the item from your local store.I am with O2,both mobile & Broadband & dont have these issues....YET!!

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