BCUK Blocked

[Shambling Shaman]

Twice this week I've been blocked from BCUK, nothing sinister just thought I would share.

 

[dwardo]

I should imagine key words such as knife, gun, hunting etc will upset a few of the access control services.

 

[potboiler]

Yep, I've previously been blocked by automated services that equate "bushcraft" with "weapons" although the system seems to have got better lately. Orange (phone network) used to ask for proof of being over 18 to access BCUK.

 

[ADz-1983]

Contact your ISP and ask them to remove content filtering for you.

Or alternatively use a VPN.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Contact your ISP and ask them to remove content filtering for you.

Or alternatively use a VPN.

Looks like he's at work so doesnt have that option

 

[atlatlman]

I should imagine key words such as knife, gun, hunting etc will upset a few of the access control services.

Could also be the word bush.:

 

[Man of Tanith]

my work place wont let me access blogs or youtube.
they have various filters that IT dept decide are no no's

 

[santaman2000]

Looks like he's at work so doesnt have that option

That wasy first thought. Why would your ISP filter ANYTHING at your home computer unless you set it up to?

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Contact your ISP and ask them to remove content filtering for you.

Or alternatively use a VPN.

Looks like he's at work so doesnt have that option

Sorry should have said, can't remember where I was for the first one the second one was local library.

 

[Huon]

That wasy first thought. Why would your ISP filter ANYTHING at your home computer unless you set it up to?

It now works the opposite way to that in the UK. Your internet access is filtered unless you request that the filter is switched off:
http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...cameron-internet-porn-filter-censorship-creep

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

It now works the opposite way to that in the UK. Your internet access is filtered unless you request that the filter is switched off:
http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...cameron-internet-porn-filter-censorship-creep

I think we are looking at two specific and different things. One is filter software applied by a company to restrict access to certain content in the work place (or other public building). The other is a responsibility imposed by government on ISPs. This is the former

 

[rik_uk3]

Work/public sector access is restricted, same as hospitals. Courts in the UK (and the USA) block some torrent sites but it never works.

 

[santaman2000]

Work/public sector access is restricted, same as hospitals. Courts in the UK (and the USA) block some torrent sites but it never works.

This is more as I expected.

 

[malcolmc]

Wiltshire Council Library Service used to block BushcraftUK. I just asked for it to be unblocked; they probably checked the site but had it unblocked for all users within 48 hours .

 

[Huon]

I think we are looking at two specific and different things. One is filter software applied by a company to restrict access to certain content in the work place (or other public building). The other is a responsibility imposed by government on ISPs. This is the former

Indeed but I was responding to Santaman's post.