We’ve blogged more than once before on just why the Government’s proposals to crack down on filesharing are so hopelessly misguided and I make no apology for doing so again.
There are plenty of other people who agree with us and oppose Lord Mandelson’s plans – including consumer rights organisations and MPs. We hope to provide a single online forum which draws all that opposition together.
Get voting – just one week to go!
There’s just one week to go until votes close for the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards. We’ve had a fantastic response so far, with more than 20,000 votes from people all over the UK.
Why Mandelson’s plan leaves millions at risk of ’superhighway robbery’
We’ve consistently opposed Lord Mandelson’s filesharing proposals since they were announced in August. As we’ve said before, the proposals mean the Government has done a U-turn and rejected the largely sensible and considered ideas put forward in Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report. It would put in place a principle of "guilty until proven innocent" that contradicts fundamental human rights. But moreover the proposals will be totally unworkable – and today we’ve proved why.
Sixty seconds with: Alex Buttle from Top10 Broadband
The TalkTalk Blog goes 60 seconds with Alex Buttle, Marketing Director at Top10 Broadband. Top10 is a broadband comparison site that claims to be the most popular dedicated comparison site in the UK, with over 12 million visitors a year. The award-winning website offers a range of comparison tools and customer reviews, allowing users to make quick and easy broadband buying decisions.
Which broadband tribe are you?
This morning we’ve launched the first ever Digital Anthropology Report – a comprehensive insight into how British people use the internet.