Technology chiefs criticise digital economy bill

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Wed, 03/10/2010 - 05:29

ISPs, Google, Facebook, eBay and Yahoo sign letter saying clause threatens free speech and could lead to blocking of sites

Amendments made to the digital economy bill by the House of Lords threaten freedom of speech and will lead to British websites being blocked without due judicial process, the bosses of leading technology companies said today.

The heads of the four largest UK internet service providers – BT, Orange, Virgin Media and TalkTalk – as well...

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