Canadian court issues first ever ISP order to block a piracy website

guest · Nov 18, 2019

Canadian court issues first ever ISP order to block a piracy website
Critics say it could lead to more internet censorship in Canada
November 18, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/18/canada-court-orders-isps-block-goldtv/

A Canadian Federal court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block a pirate IPTV service called GoldTV in a case that could lead to further internet censorship in Canada, according to Reclaim the Net.
Canada's major ISPs, including Rogers, Bell and Videotron, have been pushing for such a ruling for some years. Now, a nationwide blocking order has been granted, reportedly for the first time, and critics fear it could lead to further censorship of legitimate content.

The CRTC rejected that idea, so the ISPs filed a lawsuit. Despite arguments to the contrary, the judge ruled that the decision wouldn't jeopardize net neutrality or freedom of expression. ISPs have thus been ordered to block access to GoldTV within 15 days.
Ontario-based TechSavvy was one of the few ISPs to oppose the measure, saying it wouldn't be effective or appropriate. The company noted that subscribers could easily go around the block with VPN tech [...]
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mirimir · Nov 18, 2019

Good news for VPN services, I guess.

Enterprising ISPs could work out deals with them, I suppose.

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