Canadian Telco Admits to Blocking Union's Website

Nogami_Saeko writes "Canadian telephone company and ISP "Telus" has admitted that they are blocking all attempts to access a website set up by the employee's union (who is currently "on-strike" or "locked-out", depending on your point of view). Currently no customers of the Telco's ADSL service (or any other ADSL service provider who leases lines) can access the union's webpage. Is it reasonable for an ISP to censor webpages they don't agree with during contract negotiations?"

Huh?

[eyegone]

Is it reasonable for an ISP to censor webpages they don't agree with during contract negotiations?

Is this a trick question?

Down with Unions!

[Anonymous Coward]

Doing my part to help slashdot this site. :) I'm sure this story was submitted by an executive in the company who wanted the site taken down for good.

I think an ISP can block whatever they want, and I think customers can vote with their pocketbooks.

Mirror

[Freexe]

Does anyone have a mirror, I can't see the site for some reason ;)

But really, I thought that was what anonymous proxies are for, although they shouldn't be needed!

nice work, slashdot

[Chris Snook]

It would seem that posting a link on slashdot is a far more effective method of censorship than anything this ISP is capable of.

Union site hax0red?

[Anonymous Coward]

hehe... [voices-for-change.com]

Re:They should simply..

[thuh Freak]

How dare you imply a story about a non-american country isn't going to apply american laws/customs! where am i?

Re:Now down for the rest of it

[iamhassi]

"Telus should be able to provide or not provide access to websites as they wish, unless they've agreed otherwise with their customers (or have been given a monopoly by the government). So no, I wouldn't say it's open shut.

exactly!!! Comcast should block all access to Yahoo (since they're partners with SBC/Yahoo DSL), Charter, and all the other broadband providers out there. In fact a search of google should just return on links back to Comcast!!

satelite TV providers should block commericals for competitors and cable, instead replaying them with other commercials.

Just like when I pick up my cellphone and call another cellphone service they should interrupt and disconnect the line... or better yet not let the call go thru at all.

This is great!! I hate having the freedom to go to whatever website I want, i'd much rather pay someone tell me what websites I get to go to.

:rollseyes:

Re:It only applies to the government.

[arbitraryaardvark]

Parent post is currently modded +4, interesting, for values of interesting that include "wrong" and "completely missed the point."