The UK High Court has ordered leading internet service providers (ISPs) including BT, Virgin Media, Sky, EE, and TalkTalk to block access to websites offering pirated eBooks for download. The Publishers Association…
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UK court orders ISPs to block access to Popcorn Time sites
The UK High Court has ordered all UK internet providers including Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin, BT and EE to block access to film streaming service Popcorn Time in the same way they do…
Small broadband providers better satisfy customers than their heavyweight rivals
Brits are more satisfied with services provided by smaller broadband providers as compared to bigger ones, an annual customer satisfaction survey has found. BT, Sky and TalkTalk received customer satisfaction score of…
UK ISPs at war with online piracy; block Pirate Bay proxies
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the UK have started blocking some of the biggest file sharing sites said to carry copyright infringing material including the Pirate Bay as per the orders of…
UK High Court orders ISPs to block 53 more websites
The UK High Court has asked ISPs to block a batch of 53 websites accused of providing access to copyright-infringing and pirated content thereby taking the total number of blocked websites in…
FCC: Major ISPs are as fast as advertised
In fact, Verizon FiOS, Comcast and Cablevision deliver 120% of the speeds they promise, but congestion is a problem!
ISPs should give customers what they promise says consumer group Which?
After a new research report revealed that UK broadband service providers are not delivering broadband speeds and connection quality they promise their customers while signing up for the service, the consumer group…
The Pirate Bay to be unblocked in the Netherlands
The Court of The Hague, Netherlands, ruled today that the two local internet providers in the country are not required to block access to The Pirate Bay as the blockade is a…
KickAssTorrents blocked in Ireland by some ISPs
KickAssTorrents, one of the most visited torrent sites in Ireland, has been blocked by many ISPs in the country including Eircom. The blockades started about three days back with reports trickling in…
Sky reclassifies, unblocks TorrentFreak after censorship row
Sky has updated its network-level filtering to remove the block on TorrentFreak after the news sites was blocked following a false classification as a file-sharing site. TorrentFreak co-founder, Andy Maxwell revealed through…
UK ISP level porn filters blocking legitimate sex education, abuse support sites
Internet porn filters backed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and implemented by Sky, TalkTalk, BT and Virgin Media are not only blocking sites distributing adult content, but are also blocking sex…
UK ISPs block Solarmovie three weeks after court order
Solarmovie has been blocked by at least two ISPs in the UK after a court ordered its blockade three weeks back following a copyright lawsuit from Motion Picture Association (MPA) and its…
ISPs in Ireland to block KickAssTorrents voluntarily
One of the first countries in the world which implemented ISP level blockade on The Pirate Bay will see renewed legal actions starting Monday that will see film and TV studios demanding…
UK ISPs fund multi-million pound online safety campaign
Major UK ISPs including BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media are supporting a £25 million online safety campaign geared towards raising awareness among parents on how to tackle issues such as cyber-bullying…
UK court orders ISPs to block SolarMovie, TubePlus
UK high court has ordered all six major ISPs in the country to impose a blockade on two streaming portals SolarMovie and TubePlus on copyright infringement grounds. SolarMovie and TubePlus are ranked…