Friday March 19, 2010
Facebook, Google and eBay slam Digital Economy Bill
Carrie-Ann Skinner
PC Advisor
Online giants say Internet piracy bill 'threatens freedom of speech'
Google, Facebook and eBay are among the tech giants that have slammed the government's plans to tackle internet piracy, claiming it will "threaten freedom of speech".
In a letter to the Financial Times, the group, which also includes UK ISPs such as BT and TalkTalk, said the amendment to the Digital Economy Bill has "obvious shortcomings" and will lead to an "increase in internet service providers blocking websites accused of illegally hosting copyrighted material without cases even reaching a judge".
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