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Is the article blocked in the UK?

• falsedan 10y ago
  > We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of > our international service and is not funded by the licence fee.
• djaychela 10y ago
  Yes, somewhat of a surprise to me when I went to read it. Obivously I understand the reasoning behind it, but it's a weird side effect, particularly when it's available on a website that I assume isn't directly charging users, but I guess it's the best way to avoid any sniff of a conflict on the BBC's charter.
  • detaro 10y ago
    It has advertising on it, and that's probably not allowed for core BBC?
    • djaychela 10y ago
      No, but previously it was possible to access some commercial BBC services in the UK in the past (I'm sure it was beeb.com, but could well be wrong). It was clearly marked as being a commercial site, etc., but I guess the landscape has changed with Internet advertising since then and it's far easier for your information to be exploited without realising it now?
• tomhoward 10y ago
  As mentioned above, this archive link works: http://archive.is/hfA17 http://archive.is/hfA17
  • iraklism 10y ago
    Brit on a corporate O2 mobile. Archive.io is for some reason blocked for under 18s
    • deleted 10y ago
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    • falsedan 10y ago
      You can bypass obscenity filters with archive.io, so better block it. (is the thinking)
    • dsr_ 10y ago
      Does your corporation hire many under-18s?