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This link is censored in the U.K.

EE says something about it being locked, while Three sends you to a page with 503 in the URL, and this text:

    Oops!
    Sorry, there is a slight technical glitch.
    Please reboot your device to reconnect to the services.
    Sorry for the inconvenience.

Other sites like torproject.org are behind the porn filter which require you to go to a store with ID to lift it.

I don't know why I still let my connections exit in the U.K., or live here really.

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I don't know why I still let my connections exit in the U.K., or live here really.

One of the reasons I left years ago. One of the best moves in my life.

Where did you go?

My country is run by an insane toddler with a trust fund. The U.K. looks pretty good.

Look north. Our guy's trust fund is much smaller. In fact, so is he. But id still put money on the little guy winning the cage match. The toddler looks like a slow-motion cardiac event.

In all seriousness, the canadian government has been very hands off in recent years re censorship. Our ISPs are still evil, but nowhere near comcast evil.

I think it'd be abuse to pit most 70 year olds in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYlWiZMhaLE

Does the insane toddler censor the internet for you?

Thank you for the reminder that yes, it can get worse.

International migration is not a trivial task so I hope the grandparent gets an answer!

It's not in-expensive either so plan carefully.

First to Cyprus, now to Spain.

Error should have been a 451, not a 503.

To save readers a Googling, that's the error code for "Unavailable For Legal Reasons".

A multi-ISP web blocking look-up tool, with a reporting page if you feel it is incorrectly blocked.

https://www.blocked.org.uk/results?url=http://www.blurofinsa...

Giffgaff redirects me to a page telling me I need to be 18. As it happens the domain's own home page says exactly the same thing.

Not blocked for me and I'm in London right now.

Works fine on my phone in the UK. Depends on your provider.

Don't worry, when I was 15 I was lock picking my school's lock because I wanted places to be alone.

All they say is pages of trivia, and make no sense given how fucking stupid what they say is.

Just need some privacy, and lock picking will come without need for education to you.

No problem for me on BT.

> This link is censored in the U.K.

By your ISPs, not by all of them. This link isn't blocked by eg TalkTalk.

> the porn filter

There is not "a porn filter". Each ISP has their own filters which are optional for the customer. Change your settings and stop spreading fud.

By at least two ISPs (out of two I checked), but there are sites that track this.

And this block has no opt-out, while the "porn filter" one requires you to be over 18, so how would you call it?

Also because the political rethoric around it is quite precisely "protect the children"...

Sounds like you are saying there is one, but you can opt out.

That's crap.

Not blocked on BT (infinity), O2 or Vodaphone here.

Works fine for me on Three, Virgin, and BT.

This link being censored is good enough reason to pack your bags and move?

What would be your ideal destination if you decided to move? What country caters to all your specific needs?

I'm in the uk can read it fine

Hyperoptic ftw

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