It's time for an update about #siteblocking in #Canada, because there have been some developments: We have one new order of a type that has become almost routine now, and one new order that's a little different, one that goes down that slippery slope many of us warned about when companies like Bell and Rogers first started seeking site blocking orders. 🧵👇🏼
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Andy Kaplan-Myrth
in reply to Andy Kaplan-Myrth • • •First, instead of each rights-holder blocking one sport at a time, this year all the major broadcasters teamed up and won a "multisports" order that requires listed ISPs to block sites that carry unlicensed streams of NHL, NBA, and soccer games. They've already gotten 3 updates, adding MLB and UFC into 2026.
#TekSavvy is included in this order. Our info page with the latest order is here: teksavvy.com/policies/internet…
Read the original decision here: canlii.ca/t/k5spw
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Andy Kaplan-Myrth
in reply to Andy Kaplan-Myrth • • •Second, now that site blocking orders are so well established to protect copyright, Indigo Books relied on them as a precedent to protect trademarks. They got an order requiring named ISPs to block access to the websites of the "Indigo Kills Kids" campaign. Since this order aims to block a website, it uses DNS blocking (like GoldTV), rather than the "dynamic" blocking orders used for streams.
#TekSavvy is not currently included in this order. Read the decision here: canlii.ca/t/k73h2
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