ISP Fined $5000 For Hate Content - [crime-law] 05:34 AM EST - Mar,12 2006 - post a comment For the first time in Canada,
an Internet service provider has been found guilty and fined for hosting
websites that spread hate messages against blacks, Jews and Muslims.
In the landmark ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal yesterday, southern Ontario's white supremacy movement also took a hit, with two leaders and one group found guilty of violating the Canadian Human Rights Act and ordered to pay $8,000 in fines and compensation. The Internet service provider, Affordable Space. com, was fined $5,000.
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