Sad to see that The Best Page In The Universe (http://maddox.xmission.com) seems to be blocked by a non-zero number of larger ISPs.
Obviously all those children need to be protected from harsh reviews of their artwork.
Open Rights Group has launched a UK Censorship Monitoring API and Botnet
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Re: Open Rights Group has launched a UK Censorship Monitoring API and Botnet
#32Wow, I had not expected this. My personal blog (which is about technology) is being blocked by one of the ISPs. I don't host porn nor have I ever, so why is it blocked behind their porn filter? Interesting.... https://www.blocked.org.uk/results?url=http://lucb1e.com Edit: TalkTalk live chat support reports that I am not being blocked. Citation: > I can confirm that is not blocked by our Adult Filters as your website…
BT is blocking my site about my homebrewed beer. That's fun.
Re: Open Rights Group has launched a UK Censorship Monitoring API and Botnet
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Here we go. If a lot of harmless or potentially even useful material gets blocked, people who want to use that material will simply opt out or route round the blocking, hence making it pointless.
I kind of hope they overreach drastically for exactly that reason. It'll be a lot easier to get the filters dropped entirely if we can attack them with "useful website X is blocked for no good reason" over and over and over again, than if we have to argue using examples that many people would actually have a problem with.
OK, so I'll be keeping an eye on personal Web sites put up by teachers (of which there are many, a couple of examples[1], [2], neither blocked to my knowledge) that can be accessed from UKERNA provided College connections but become blocked by domestic connections.
Re: Open Rights Group has launched a UK Censorship Monitoring API and Botnet
#34Wow, I had not expected this. My personal blog (which is about technology) is being blocked by one of the ISPs. I don't host porn nor have I ever, so why is it blocked behind their porn filter? Interesting.... https://www.blocked.org.uk/results?url=http://lucb1e.com Edit: TalkTalk live chat support reports that I am not being blocked. Citation: > I can confirm that is not blocked by our Adult Filters as your website…
My geek blog and a couple of other similar ones are also blocked by TalkTalk. It seems to be a bulk problem. I have emailed them asking for an explanation.
One talk-talk subscriber has reported that he can see these blogs just fine. Though he does not have the "kid safe" setting turned on, of course. "Blocked" in this context probably means "blocked when using the most restrictive settings".
Re: Open Rights Group has launched a UK Censorship Monitoring API and Botnet
#35Ah I knew something was in the works as Andrews & Arnold were writing about obtaining connections from ISPs to test what was blocked. Great to know what is being censored (if you are not on A&A).
"(if you are not on A&A)." Or if you're on any of the ISPs who do not have filters, including but not limited to A&A.
Who are the other ISPs who do not have filters?
Re: Open Rights Group has launched a UK Censorship Monitoring API and Botnet
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
"(if you are not on A&A)." Or if you're on any of the ISPs who do not have filters, including but not limited to A&A.
Who are the other ISPs who do not have filters?
There is no handy list that I know of.
The big six definitely do have the filters. Some smaller players do too, but a fair few don't. The only people I know for sure are A&A because they put their heads above the parapet and made a stand.
Some simply haven't implemented it because it would be work and they therefore won't until forced to (rather than because of any moral objection) - they'll not make any statement about not doing it as it will look bad if they eventually do.
There may of course be others in A&A's position who haven't done as good a job getting the message out.