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British Ban Spikes Pirate Bay Traffic

New submitter sleiper writes "Today sees UK ISPs begin to block access for their subscribers to the Pirate Bay URL. Sky, Talk Talk, Virgin Media and O2 have already blocked access and the UK's biggest provider, BT, are currently reviewing their legal position. This access ban however has seen The Pirate Bay's traffic spike to 12 million more page views than their previous daily record. It seems obvious that a message is being sent, that this type of censorship is not the way forward. The Pirate Bay keeps on sailing.""

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  1. Re:hmm... by Yvanhoe · · Score: 4, Funny

    The US government is still trying to understand why wikileaks is still up.

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  2. Re:Oh you got me... by NardoPolo88 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now you've done it. If the media companies reads this they are going to find out there is more than 1 torrent site.

  3. Re:Three minutes by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 3, Funny

    The OP is probably a hunt and peck typist.

  4. Re:hmm... by 19thNervousBreakdown · · Score: 2, Funny

    Facebook is over this way --> Facebook.

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  5. Re:Metaphor doesn't work! by chilvence · · Score: 5, Funny

    The pirate bay keeps on.... 'arbouring! 'Arrrr!

  6. Re:Metaphor doesn't work! by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    'arrrrrbouring?

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  7. Re:hmm... by Custard+Horse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Chill out why don't you? Get it out of your system - go an invade a country or something...

  8. Re:Metaphor doesn't work! by mcgrew · · Score: 3, Funny

    The name of the boat the Jolly Roger flies is "The Bay". Bluebeard bought it after his horse won the Camptown races.

  9. Re:Three minutes by pdabbadabba · · Score: 1, Funny

    We prefer "search and destroy" you insensitive clod.

  10. Re:You mean surge, not spike by Fned · · Score: 1, Funny

    But don't miss, there's a lot at stake.