AOL Allegedly Censors 'Email Tax' Opponents

Posted by Zonk on Friday April 14, 2006 @03:32AM from the dirty-pool dept.

Mediacitizen writes "AOL was accused yesterday of censoring email to AOL customers that included a link to a site opposing AOL's proposed 'email tax.' Over 300 people reported that they had tried sending AOL subscribers messages that contained a link to www.DearAOL.com, but received a bounceback message informing them that their email 'failed permanently.' After the DearAOL.com Coalition -- 600 organizations convened by Free Press, MoveOn and EFF -- notified the press of this blocking, AOL quickly cleared the opposition URL from their filters, alleging a 'software glitch.'"

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Urge everyone to Cancel their AOL subscription by UseFree.org · 2006-04-14 04:57 · Score: 3, Informative

Now is the time to cancel your AOL subscription!

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Re:AOL alienating its customers... by Jake+Diamond · 2006-04-14 05:45 · Score: 4, Informative

> I don't *think hotmail or yahoo would either

I think MS certainly would...they've been accused of blocking GMail invites before, though they never admitted to doing it:

http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/is-hotmail-blockin g-gmail-invitations-015942.php
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,391577 55,00.htm
http://google.weblogsinc.com/2004/06/23/hotmail-bl ocking-gmail-invites/