The Pirate Bay blocked by Be Broadband

The Pirate Bay has seen another broadband provider slam down the shutters, with BeBroadband confirming it has blocked UK access to the controversial torrent search site. The move follows rival ISP Virgin Media preventing its subscribers from accessing The Pirate Bay in early May, following an April court ruling that five of the largest providers must block the site after complaints that it enabled and promoted content piracy. Unsurprisingly, BE’s decision has been met with no small amount of dismay.
Skeptics of the UK ruling have pointed to the fact that ways to circumnavigate the ban – such as using VPN services – are so straightforward as to make implementing it ridiculous. Be Broadband in... »read more

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