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BlackoutIreland

  1. Letter in IT: "Blocking websites is a knee-jerk reaction that is doomed to fail" http://tinyurl.com/nwtyu8 10:30 AM Sep 3rd, 2009 via web
  2. Irish Times - Eircom have officially blocked their users from accessing The Pirate Bay:.http://tinyurl.com/njgxr6 6:02 AM Sep 1st, 2009 via web
  3. Meanwhile, Chorus NTL continue to fight. Read their response to a recent injunction: http://tinyurl.com/mdmy4d 3:00 PM Aug 30th, 2009 via web
  4. and IRMA's woeful lack of technical knowledge: http://tinyurl.com/nnx38z 2:56 PM Aug 30th, 2009 via web
  5. RT @mneylon Eircom + IRMA stupidity http://bit.ly/uLrjo 2:51 PM Aug 30th, 2009 via web
  6. RT @AllanCavanagh: New post: Way to lose my business Eircom http://bit.ly/74Km0 8:20 AM Aug 20th, 2009 via web
  7. RT @CaptSolo "Eircom (largest Irish ISP) to block internet access to Pirate Bay as other firms refuse" - http://tr.im/wLFs - #blackoutirl 8:18 AM Aug 20th, 2009 via web
  8. TJ McIntyre: Eircom did not oppose court order. Will block "related" urls. http://tinyurl.com/nlhpfu 3:56 PM Aug 19th, 2009 via web
  9. TPB may seem a pointless target now, but blocking it sets a dangerous precedent. What next? 8:17 AM Aug 19th, 2009 via web
  10. RT @adrianweckler Eircom 'to start blocking' The Pirate Bay on September 1st -- blog post http://url.ie/28o2 7:31 AM Aug 19th, 2009 via web
  11. Leaked Document Reveals Eircom Deal With IRMA (TorrentFreak) http://tinyurl.com/lmzguz 5:30 AM Aug 10th, 2009 via web
  12. RT @siliconrepublic: UPC confirms illegal download court hearing against 'Big Four' next week: http://tinyurl.com/nrbopx 1:14 PM Jun 30th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  13. Arstechnica: Record companies try suing Irish ISPs into submission - http://arst.ch/3s8 (via @CaptSolo) 1:36 PM Jun 23rd, 2009 via twhirl
  14. Cheers for the RTs. Here's @torrentfreak's take on it: http://bit.ly/f9W2D 5:21 AM Jun 22nd, 2009 via twhirl
  15. Irish music industry now taking BT and UPC to court http://bit.ly/mwc85 & http://bit.ly/yVDIM #Blackoutirl 4:38 AM Jun 22nd, 2009 via twhirl
  16. The Pirate Bay is found guilty - the entertainment industry fools continue their business model of litigation over adaptation. 5:21 AM Apr 17th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  17. RT @cffnz: S92A is now one week away (NZ), press release: http://tinyurl.com/s921week #blackout #blackoutirl 1:45 PM Mar 19th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  18. RT @arstechnica: Google: Internet disconnection a "disproportionate" penalty - http://ping.fm/vtZFm #blackoutirl 7:14 AM Mar 18th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  19. Blackout Ireland's response to ISPAI's position statement http://bit.ly/H3CIb #blackoutirl 4:33 PM Mar 13th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  20. RT @adrianweckler: New blog post on belated ISPAI statement regarding Eircom/Irma website-blocking deal http://url.ie/1b8g #blackoutirl 3:31 PM Mar 13th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  • Name blackoutIreland
  • Location Ireland
  • Web http://www.blacko...
  • Bio Campaigning against filtering of Irish internet and the introduction of three strikes policies.
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