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British ISPs block more torrent sites
BT, Virgin Media, O2 and Be There have all stopped customers from accessing KickassTorrents, H33T and Fenopy after it was claimed in the courts they were facilitating copyright infringement. -
UK gov rejects web porn ban
According to the report outlining the government's response to the consultation, ISPs will continue to use an 'active choice' system being put in place by ISPs such as BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media. -
TalkTalk just about misses last place in Ofcom satisfaction survey
Satisfaction with Virgin Media’s customer service increased significantly since last year, from 53 percent to 64 percent, while the increase in satisfaction with BT’s service since 2009 has stayed at 63 percent. -
Legit Pirate Bay spin-off blocked by UK ISPs
CommentAs TorrentFreak reports, The Promo Bay has never linked to infringing material, and is not hosted on The Pirate Bay's servers either. Banned by BT, Virgin Media, BE, and possiby others, TorrentFreak suggests the domain was found on the same black list that has been used to cut away The Pirate Bay fr -
Virgin Media gets into hot water with ASA
Virgin Media has once again found itself in hot water with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) -
Ofcom boasts of broadband boost
Firstly there have been more consumers signing up to 'super fast' packages from the likes of Virgin Media, which promises speeds of up to 60 Mbps. However, the average speeds for 'super fast' packages grew from only slightly, from 35.5Mbps in November 2011 to 35.8Mbps this May. -
Top ISPs snub net neutrality code of conduct
It has been signed by BT, BSkyB, O2, TalkTalk and Three but Virgin Media, Vodafone and the two Everything Everywhere networks, T-Mobile and Orange are not signing. -
Virgin Media and Sky battle each other through ASA
Virgin Media and Sky have embarked on handbags at dawn using the Advertising Standards Authority as a pawn. -
Cameron calls for internet porn ban
CommentBT, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Sky have reluctantly signed up to a code of practice, offering customers a choice of whether to apply filters. But it is entirely optional. -
Privacy group slams DEA Initial Obligations Code
The code will initially cover ISPs with more than 400,000 broadband-enabled fixed lines - currently BT, Everything Everywhere, O2, Sky, TalkTalk Group and Virgin Media. -
British Neo-nazis coin in YouTube cash
UK Neo-Nazi thugs are using YouTube's revenue-sharing system to squeeze cash from Virgin Media, BT and O2 without their knowledge. -
Pirate Bay graciously welcomes RIAA search censorship plans
Virgin Media was the first. Its users are now met with a page that says: "Virgin Media has received an order from the Courts requiring us to prevent access to this site in order to help protect against copyright infringement. -
Europe to get net neutrality laws
For example, in the UK, most of the major broadband providers, such as Virgin Media and BT, use throttling on some of their packages in order to manage traffic volumes. -
Web censorship culture entrenches itself in Britain's parliament
CommentCensorship does not work. Think of it in terms of prohibition. Heavy-handed enforcement that punishes large swathes of the population - nice try, RIAA, circa Napster - did little to stem piracy. -
Virgin Media gets its wrists slapped by ASA
Virgin Media has had its wrist slapped yet again by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after it was found to have mislead customers by hiding important information in tiny fonts. -
Whitespace internet tests declared successful by tech consortium
Others involved in the consortium includes: Adaptrum, Alcatel-Lucent, Arqiva, BBC, BSkyB, BT, Cambridge Consultants, CRFS, CSR plc., Digital TV Group (DTG), Microsoft, Neul, Nokia, Samsung, Spectrum Bridge, The Technology Partnership (TTP) and Virgin Media. -
British government draws up Big Brother style communications law
The Telegraph said that the plan has been drawn up on the advice of MI5, MI6, and GCHQ. Rather than the government holding the information centrally, companies including BT, Sky, Virgin Media, Vodafone and O2 would have to keep the records themselves. This would be accessed real time by the spooks. -
Virgin Media in Oxford: down for two weeks
I live in Oxford now - strangely Virgin Media has been down here for two weeks so I am using my T-Mobile dongle to connect to the interweb.
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