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It is a real problem. We're trying to get to the bottom of it but the system seems vague and opaque and we have no idea who's doing the actual blocking. I do th

by amasad 6y ago

It is a real problem. We're trying to get to the bottom of it but the system seems vague and opaque and we have no idea who's doing the actual blocking. I do think some publicity might help us reach folks who are in charge of these school firewalls, which seems to be run by IT providers. In addition to kids posting, here is a screenshot of schools posting on Facebook groups also confused by it: https://imgur.com/a/YzFEEmp https://imgur.com/a/YzFEEmp

threatofrain 6y ago
> It is a real problem. We're trying to get to the bottom of it but the system seems vague and opaque and we have no idea who's doing the actual blocking. I do think some publicity might help us reach folks who are in charge of these school firewalls, which seems to be run by IT providers. In addition to kids posting, here is a screenshot of schools posting on Facebook groups also confused by it: https://imgur.com/a/YzFEEmp https://imgur.com/a/YzFEEmp > Many schools have decided to start filtering out sites such as Replit which allows students to code in the browser. Some schools have called the site a "distraction" as kids are choosing to learn computer science and programming as opposed to working on other subjects. In this quote, which schools called your product a distraction? Why ask HN to sign a petition with no further information?
indymike 6y ago
Look into vendors of "security software" for schools. I had to lawyer up at the beginning of the school year to get securely.com (edited) (government has no business deploying this kind of spyware against children) removed from my children's chrome accounts. I ended up having to pull my kids out of the school system as two of the three started to have mental health issues.
- amasad 6y ago
  Awesome! This is a good lead. I think you meant securly.com. Will reach out.
sm_javaarchive 6y ago
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by amasad 6y ago

threatofrain 6y ago

> It is a real problem. We're trying to get to the bottom of it but the system seems vague and opaque and we have no idea who's doing the actual blocking. I do think some publicity might help us reach folks who are in charge of these school firewalls, which seems to be run by IT providers. In addition to kids posting, here is a screenshot of schools posting on Facebook groups also confused by it: https://imgur.com/a/YzFEEmp https://imgur.com/a/YzFEEmp > Many schools have decided to start filtering out sites such as Replit which allows students to code in the browser. Some schools have called the site a "distraction" as kids are choosing to learn computer science and programming as opposed to working on other subjects. In this quote, which schools called your product a distraction? Why ask HN to sign a petition with no further information?

indymike 6y ago

Look into vendors of "security software" for schools. I had to lawyer up at the beginning of the school year to get securely.com (edited) (government has no business deploying this kind of spyware against children) removed from my children's chrome accounts. I ended up having to pull my kids out of the school system as two of the three started to have mental health issues.

amasad 6y ago
Awesome! This is a good lead. I think you meant securly.com. Will reach out.

sm_javaarchive 6y ago

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