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Re: this post In 2005 Telus, a large Canadian telco, blocked access to a union website during a labor dispute.
See »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telus
On July 25, 2005, Telus blocked its internet subscribers from accessing a website supporting striking union members, leading to allegations of censorship by TWU members.[18][19] Telus expressed concerns over content on the site, saying it including images of employees crossing picket lines and encouraged disruptive behaviour.[18] The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association issued an official objection to the unilateral blocking on July 26, stating "Telus is leveraging its power as a telecommunications service provider to censor a specific group, shut down debate and limit the messages conveyed about the current labour dispute".[20]
On July 28, Telus issued a news release detailing an Alberta court injunction ordering the blocked website, Voices For Change, to remove postings of "Telus employee photos" and other "intimidating or threatening material"; the site owner agreed to comply and Telus unblocked its subscribers from the website.[21]
See »www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?op···=85&nsub
Telus could have just asked for a court order in the first place, but chose to block access to the union website instead - before going to court.
What if the site had been a sex toy store site, and some religious zealot at a telco decided to block it on moral grounds? Illegal.
What if the site had been Planned Parenthood? Blocking it would be illegal.
Always "Think of the children" - that seems the mantra to skate any heavy-handed ISP behavior on-side.
That, or "Our interests align more closely with some other group - ie. MPAA because we also happen to run an on-line video store, or some rightwing nutbars - because they aid our lobbying efforts against independent ISP's, municipal fiber, free speech, and anything else that might cut into our profits". | | |
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| said by MaynardKrebs:In 2005 Telus, a large Canadian telco, blocked access to a union website during a labor dispute. What does that have to do with the United States Congress passing or NOT passing a net neutrality bill. Last time I looked, the US Congress has no authority in Canada.
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| said by fAcEtIOUs:said by MaynardKrebs:In 2005 Telus, a large Canadian telco, blocked access to a union website during a labor dispute. What does that have to do with the United States Congress passing or NOT passing a net neutrality bill. Last time I looked, the US Congress has no authority in Canada. Just like those countries blocking pirate bay have "no authority" in the US.
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Not true. The site was operated by a third party, not the union, and was blocked because it contained threats to the life and limb of employees who crossed picket lines. (Such threats are illegal in Canada.) These threats actually forced at least one of the threatened employees to pack up his family and leave town for fear that they would be harmed. The lawyer of the owner of the site admitted that the content of the site was "reprehensible" and told his client to remove it... just before the Court also did.
In short, Telus acted responsibly. | |
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