Anyone considering mobile broadband might want to rethink their decision today, after BT announced that it would henceforth be blocking access to the Pirate Bay for its mobile broadband customers. The company states that it's in "compliance with a new UK voluntary code". BT's mobile broadband is based on Vodafone's network and it's being claimed that the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) - who were responsible for a block on Wikipedia earlier this year - are behind the move. Apparently Orange, O2, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone and 3 have also all agreed to participate. The move comes after the Pirate Bay's administrators were convinced of assisting the making available of copyrighted content and sentenced to a year in prison. The four are appealing the decision, though I argue that I don't think it'll make the blindest bit of difference. What we really don't want, though, is an unelected, non-governmental organization like the IWF deciding what content we're allowed to consume online. As OnlineFandom points out, many Swedish labels have found ways to gain considerable commercial benefit out of The Pirate Bay, sharing content on it with full permission. Why should Brits miss out on that? (via Tech Radar)