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Calling it 'censorship' seems a bit inflated...you can request UK ISPs to remove the content filter. Further, the UK government retracted the internet 'porn' bi
by davisoneee 6y ago
Calling it 'censorship' seems a bit inflated...you can request UK ISPs to remove the content filter. Further, the UK government retracted the internet 'porn' bill, which was a big driver of the act anyway.
I think it's a bit unfair to conflate 'always on' and 'default on, but easy to remove'.
edit: also, I'm in the UK, and happily using a VPN on Windows, Linux, and Android with no issues.
- mhh__ 6y agoIt might just be a virgin media thing but I cannot browse to any vpn sites but the filtering is done differently the porn filter i.e. it's by government request but not publicly enough to warrant a redirect to their site
- cameronh90 6y agoNobody else I know on Virgin Media is experiencing this. Is it possible you have some malware on your device/network?
- Kataphract 6y agoI swapped to TalkTalk recently and have the same problem. All but the most obscure VPN sites are blocked. My guess is because using them is aginst TOS?
- g_p 6y agoHave you checked that you've turned off any "parental controls". I believe by default, new connections come with a "family friendly" filter. And that includes VPN services, since (presumably by their logic) VPNs are the first thing a kid will download to get around this filter...
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