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IWF denies blocking Pirate Bay

 
Mobile broadband users blockaded The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has denied involvement in blocking the Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker site, after BT mobile broadband users were told they had fallen foul of a filter against "over 18 sites".… Whitepaper - Making flexible working work for you (link)

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