3UK treats political satire as porn and blocks it
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Re: 3UK treats political satire as porn and blocks it
#2I'm on 3 and it once blocked a page on the NME (New Musical Express) - I just thought it was a one-off and couldn't really be bothered digging into it. It appears that I was wrong.
Re: 3UK treats political satire as porn and blocks it
#3They have no place censoring the web at all, let alone censoring things that aren't even pornographic.
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#4This is excellent news "Yes, I opted out of the filter darling - so I can access satire, you understand."
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#5I'm with 3UK, and have rang them up to get this filter removed. The person on the phone assured me it would be lifted within 24 hours - it's still the same. This was about 5 months ago.
Re: 3UK treats political satire as porn and blocks it
#6I'm with 3UK, and have rang them up to get this filter removed. The person on the phone assured me it would be lifted within 24 hours - it's still the same. This was about 5 months ago.
When I tried to do it, they added a £5/month thing to my account, but then also added a £5/month goodwill, so I wasn't paying for it. I have no idea what it is doing, but there is no filter anymore.
I had to phone a few times before it worked though.
Re: 3UK treats political satire as porn and blocks it
#73UK user here. Came up against this block for what I assumed was a relatively normal site. I phoned the company and had to jump through hoops to prove my age after being asked So, just to confirm Mr Buckley, you wish to access adult content on your phone?.
Eagerly anticipating the end of my contract next month.
Re: 3UK treats political satire as porn and blocks it
#8They have no place censoring the web at all, let alone censoring things that aren't even pornographic.
indeed no isp or gov't should be allowed to censor any information, unless that information's critical to national defence or something (and even then, i would be really dubious of the claim). Whether it is porn or not doesn't even come into the argument, because the issue is not with the contents, its with censorship itself as a concept.
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#9And so we continue failing to protect our freedoms, and slowly we remain in the path that will take us to 1984.
Re: 3UK treats political satire as porn and blocks it
#103UK user here. Came up against this block for what I assumed was a relatively normal site. I phoned the company and had to jump through hoops to prove my age after being asked So, just to confirm Mr Buckley, you wish to access adult content on your phone? . Eagerly anticipating the end of my contract next month.
Good luck with that. The only time I've screamed with rage down the phone at some poor customer service rep (who was just following the script given to her) was trying to end a 3 contract. They are bastards.