France Seeks to Bar Hosting WikiLeaks Website

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

France seeks to bar hosting WikiLeaks website

PARIS | Fri Dec 3, 2010 11:50am EST
(Reuters) - The French government is examining how it could ban website WikiLeaks from being hosted on servers in France, according to a letter written by Industry Minister Eric Besson and seen by Reuters on Friday.

The letter addressed to ministry officials said WikiLeaks, which has infuriated Washington by releasing some 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables, had been partly hosted by French company OVH since U.S. host Amazon stopped supporting it on Thursday.

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OVH said in a statement that it was seeking an urgent court ruling to address the issue, arguing that it was in legal terms a provider of technical services and not a host.

Wikileaks had been using its services since early on Thursday, paying less than 150 euros to do so via an automated system, the statement said, adding that OVH had not even been aware of the fact until it was reported in the media. "It is not up to politicians or OVH to demand or decide the closure of a site, but to the justice system," said the statement

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[sabrina 1]

1. And the censorship begins. All the rightwing governments will

try to shut down the truth, no surprise. France should be getting a new government soon as most of Europe's countries will be and hopefully that continent will be out of the clutches of the Global Capitalists before too much longer.

But it is funny, since one of the cables made it clear what a few U.S. diplomats think of their lat-dog president, even though he has been so loyal to the U.S.

I'm sure he got a call though, telling him this was not the official view of him in DC and he will be richly rewarded when he is kicked out of office, the same way all loyal servants of the Empire are.

And we criticize China for censoring the Internet.

[madmax]

2. That pesky freedom of speech thing

is annoying everyone in the world. Must put an end to it.

[RufusTFirefly]

3. Comment?! "Sarkozy the American" opposing WikiLeaks?

Who would've thunk it?!



Mon Dieu!

US identified 'Sarkozy the American' as firm ally, WikiLeaks says

[Hawkeye-X]

4. Why? Wikileaks.ch works

And Switzerland is right next door to you.

I'd also suggest a Dutch host, its laws are quite liberal

[cutlassmama]

5. Gotta hurry and get it shut down before that banking

info comes out :eyes: