[ NNSquad ] Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger

http://j.mp/GNMdVL  (Torrent Freak)

   "Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger (MSN) now refuses to pass on links
    to The Pirate Bay website, claiming they are unsafe."

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This is highly problematic behavior by Microsoft. While Pirate Bay may
be unsafe for the MPAA and RIAA, blocking on such a basis is normally
reserved for explicit malware and related threats to users, not a
euphemism for copyright enforcement.  This conflation undermines trust
in Microsoft's malware detection efforts.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
Founder:
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