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0 pointsdulpo7mo ago0 comments

Interesting. Seems to be only certain jurisdictions. I can access it no problem from the UK Vodafone network.

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I'm unable to resolve the domain on EE UK - looks like it's DNS blocked.

By comparison, on my work network (TalkTalk) I can resolve the domain but I get a connection reset from the site.

I think this might be the first time I've hit a DNS block. It feels rather eerie seeing people talking about a site that, from my point of view, doesn't even exist...

PaulRobinson7mo ago

There's an inconsistent censoring of numerous websites across the UK. In short, the biggest ISPs (a list which changes over time), will block various sites (TPB, libgen, AA, and others), based on court orders taken out at different timesIn general, it's a good idea to use Private Relay if you're using Apple devices and have access to it, no matter what network you're on, and if you're doing anything you don't want your ISP to traffic capture you should be using VPNs and/or Tor.

There are a lot of legitimate reasons to want to use scraping sites that UK copyright law is not nuanced enough to protect, and so blanket bans just end up emerging at the demands of copyright owners (which more often than not, means Disney or Springer).

dulpoOP7mo ago

Yes, Ofcom really needs to sort this out properly. I shouldn't be able to access this site from a UK ISP. Makes no sense that it's blocked on some and not others.

spaceport7mo ago

It starts with one

teekert7mo ago

Set proton VPN to Albania and enjoy the full internet is my experience.

StevigeHoning7mo ago

Whats up with Albania?

teekert7mo ago

Idk, I went there a couple of times, I just love the people, the country. It’s a trip back in time. So it was my “random pick” for an exit node. And now I can read rt.com, sail the high seas, open any libgen or Anna's Archive. They're not part of the EU, seem far away from it (no euro, guarded borders, ditched their communist dictator who completely isolated the country ~40 years ago). Perhaps they are less easily coerced into censoring as practiced by countries primarily governed based on GDP and what the big corps want (although everybody seems to smoke everywhere so they could use some of that EU influence).

spacedcowboy7mo ago

Hmm. Even the title link above doesn't work for me on Virgin's cable, in the UK

dulpoOP7mo ago

Do you see an error page / blocked page?

I used to get archive.org blocked and had to contact my provider to have the filters taken off.

spacedcowboy7mo ago

Nope,it just takes forever, then eventually shows a blank screen...

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camtarn7mo ago

I'm unable to resolve the domain on EE UK - looks like it's DNS blocked.

By comparison, on my work network (TalkTalk) I can resolve the domain but I get a connection reset from the site.

I think this might be the first time I've hit a DNS block. It feels rather eerie seeing people talking about a site that, from my point of view, doesn't even exist...

PaulRobinson7mo ago

dulpoOP7mo ago

Yes, Ofcom really needs to sort this out properly. I shouldn't be able to access this site from a UK ISP. Makes no sense that it's blocked on some and not others.

spaceport7mo ago

It starts with one

teekert7mo ago

Set proton VPN to Albania and enjoy the full internet is my experience.

StevigeHoning7mo ago

Whats up with Albania?

teekert7mo ago

spacedcowboy7mo ago

Hmm. Even the title link above doesn't work for me on Virgin's cable, in the UK

dulpoOP7mo ago

Do you see an error page / blocked page?

I used to get archive.org blocked and had to contact my provider to have the filters taken off.

spacedcowboy7mo ago

Nope,it just takes forever, then eventually shows a blank screen...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse