Comcast: Slow To Block Kiddie Porn! - 7/23/08

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Comcast: Slow To Block Kiddie Porn! Well, if you read this blog you know that I hate Comcast. Just search through my past blog entries with the keyword 'Comcast' and you will find several blog entries dedicated to the frustration I've had with Comcast since it's impossible to get in touch with them to get help for anything! Well, I'm not the only one who has problems getting in touch with them. Even after Verizon, AT&T, AOL, Sprint, and Time Warner all signed an agreement relating to the blocking of child pornography, COMCAST is playing hard to get and hasn't signed it yet. I guess I"m not the only one who has a hard time getting their support! Here is the article: Comcast May Face Lawsuit from New York AG Cuomo for It's Refusal to Agree to Child-Pornography Reforms New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who has pressured Internet service providers to block access to child pornography, this week said his office would pursue legal action against Comcast Cable Communications if it did not quickly agree to reforms. Last month, major ISPs such as Verizon Communications, Sprint, AOL, AT&T and Time Warner Cable, agreed to block Internet bulletin boards and websites nationwide that disseminate child porn, Reuters reports. But the Comcast Corp unit did not sign New York's "code of conduct" that includes these and other business reforms, Cuomo wrote in a letter obtained by Reuters. Comcast issued a statement saying it has been working with Cuomo and said it expects it will sign on to the New York code of conduct. The company also noted it signed a separate agreement with the cable industry and 48 state attorneys general to help combat child pornography, reports Reuters writer Joseph A. Giannone. Cuomo said the nation's No. 2 ISP "has continued to drag its heels when it comes to taking every necessary action to eliminate online child porn from the Internet." As a result, New York will pursue "legal action" if Comcast does not agree to change its business practices within five days, Cuomo said, according to Reuters. The attorney general said his office issued a subpoena to Comcast on May 6 related to the industry wide investigation and commenced talks "several weeks ago" to reach some agreement over how Comcast could "fight against child pornography." Posted from - http://www.bulldogreporter.com/