Microsoft Blocking Pirate Bay Links In Messenger

Posted by Unknown on Monday March 26, 2012 @09:34PM from the references-replaced-with-fnord dept.

RemyBR writes with an excerpt from an article at El Reg: "Microsoft has confirmed that users of its instant messaging app will not be able to send each other links to popular torrent site The Pirate Bay, citing malware fears. 'We block instant messages if they contain malicious or spam URLs based on intelligence algorithms, third-party sources, and/or user complaints. Pirate Bay URLs were flagged by one or more of these and were consequently blocked,' Redmond told The Register in an emailed statement."

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Re:algorithms, third-party sources, or complaints. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-26 22:40 · Score: 0, Redundant

Why the fuck is this -1? Mods, please put your crack pipe down for a few seconds.
TPB is indeed infested with viruses and malware - I don't care, because I know how to take precautions. For me, it's a minor nuisance. Joe Sixpack, OTOH, will regularly screw up his machine. And people here are always moaning how insecure Windows is - yet when MS try to take action, they are lambasted for "blocking free speech".