Tim Hortons will unblock gay news website on WiFi

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Tim Hortons said Friday it will unblock the gay and lesbian news website DailyXtra.com on its in-store WiFi networks after the site received complaints from readers who couldn't access it while enjoying their double-doubles.

"The site never should have been blocked in the first place, so we're working at unblocking it and rectifying that situation," spokeswoman Michelle Robichaud told QMI Agency.

DailyXtra.com, the website for the free newspaper Xtra that's distributed in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver, said it asked to have the site unblocked but received an e-mail saying the site is "not appropriate for all ages viewing in a public environment."

Robichaud said that response came from the third-party company that runs their screening process.

"Sometimes websites get caught in a screen or in a filter in error - which may have happened in this situation, I'm not exactly sure."

Earlier this year Second Cup unblocked the site on its WiFi network after it was brought to their attention, Xtra said, adding Starbucks "doesn't block anything; watch all the porn you want here, but wear earphones."


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