ironically, the uk has already done that before they passed the bill. they blocked independent media coverage of iran, and not only blocked it, but also banned

ironically, the uk has already done that before they passed the bill. they blocked independent media coverage of iran, and not only blocked it, but also banned them from sky satellites. germans then banned the channel from astra, which was revoked after a court appeal. i don't know of any updates to the story though. been a while since i followed the story. i find it particularly interesting, mainly because for the most part the population never even noticed. we shouldn't really be so high and mighty. for all i know people over there oppose their bad practices, and over here people are defending them. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/20/iran-press-tv-loses-uk-licence http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/20/iran-press-tv-l... http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/06/18/246851/press-tv-is-back-on-ses-astra-platform/ http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/06/18/246851/press-tv-is-b...