Press release archive for November 2010

Government support for allowing ISPs to restrict Internet traffic, and impose additional charges for access to certain services or sites, is a grave mistake in a time when freedom of speech and innovation are already under constant threat from draconian legislation and restrictive policies.

Pirate Party UK is disappointed to learn that the courts have upheld the conviction of Paul Chambers under s127 Communications Act, for "sending by means of a public electronic communications network a message... of menacing character”. The conviction follows after Mr. Chambers posted a message on the Twitter social networking site earlier this year, making a frustrated, non-serious, claim that he would blow up an airport due to travel disruption.