
AT&T Could Block Facebook, The Pirate Bay And Others When 'Six Strike' Program Begins Next Month
New information leaked from AT&T reveals that the major Internet service provider will start warning customers who are being monitored for illegally downloading copyrighted files beginning on Nov. 28, which is now seen as the unofficial start date for the telecoms' six-strike policy to combat online piracy.
The documents, obtained by Torrent Freak, also detail AT&T’s intention to block a customer’s access to his or her most visited websites until they sign an acknowledgement that they’ve been notified that copyrighted material has been illegally downloaded to their computer.
The six-strike effort has been heavily lobbied for by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ever since the SOPA/PIPA bills failed to pass Congress last year.
Time Warner Cable, Verizon, Comcast and Cablevision will join AT&T in the six-strike effort, which will attempt to stop Internet users from illegally downloading music and movies -- not by threatening lawsuits but through educational materials.
A little "re-education" for the citizens...