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Old 09-05-2012, 03:58   #19
RichardCoulter
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Re: Virgin Media website taken down

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Originally Posted by Zee View Post
Anonymous has claimed credit for knocking Virgin Media's website offline in a likely retaliation for the internet service provider's (ISP) compliance with a court order forcing it to block access to The Pirate Bay.

Virgin was the first ISP to block access after the court order was passed at the end of April, in a move that caused outcry among digital activists claiming the order represented the next stage of internet censorship.
Writing on the @AnonymousUK Twitter account, the group claimed to have taken down the site.

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/21732...ng-retaliation
"Virgin was the first ISP to block access after the court order was passed at the end of April, in a move that caused outcry among digital activists claiming the order represented the next stage of internet censorship."

Later on it says:

"Under the ruling ISPs Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk and O2 and Virgin Media must also block access to the site, although at present none have yet done so."
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