http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors Comments on 'move to an ISP that does not censor my Internet access' en-gb team@pledgebank.com 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 2 hourly http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2899130 I use sky but I don't use them as a DNS server I use freedns which seems to work round the system http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2893308 Demon seem to be blocking parts of the Internet Archive (www.archive.org). From a Demon ISP connection a URL search at archive.org correctly gives a list of archived pages, but the links from these pages are all somehow munged to point to iwfwebfilter.thus.net even for legitimate content. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2887599 Its a pity that the ISP's done just block all the porn/peadiphile sites instead rather than worrying about the odd record sleeve picture http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2871091 Be Broadband have unblocked the image. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2870159 UK-FSN have just got back to me, confirming that they have a no-censorship policy. They've posted it as a notice on their front page: http://www.ukfsn.org/ http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2869268 Contrary to what is being reported, the IWF has not blocked the image. It is accesible via Wikipedia at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/Virgin_Killer.jpg and thousands of other places on the net. Note that only the article discussing this vintage album cover sleeve on Wikipedia was blocked by the Blind Faith Zealots from Cambridge (UK), home of puritans. Blocking this image runs c contrary to the freedom of information we expect from the Internet. People who find this image to disturbing should grow up or not look at it. I don’t think that this childish action by the IWF has any impact on Paedophiles and other perverts. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2869115 http://ukfsn.org/ offer a variety of ISP options. All their profit goes to support open source projects. And as far as I know, they just provide you with an internet connection - no accompanying nanny. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868693 Even if Virgin Media censor it for you, you can still buy it from the Virgin Megastore. Hypocrite much? http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868566 thePhone.Coop hasn't censored it as far as I can tell (I've checked a few times today) and I've asked the candidates in the current election for their views. Already this year, tPC have promised not to use Phorm or a similar system. (My cooperative is agent AG471 if you'd like to thank me for telling you ;-) http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868552 It's censored on BT too. hurrah for the free world! http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868454 Blimey. Censored for me using virgin media, get a blank page. Pretty scary, what's going to be censored next? I'm surprised it's even legal for virgin media to do this. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868419 The webpage is viewable from my home computer, my ISP is Aquiss. I'm currently at work, we have Plusnet here so I'm assuming it's blocked here but I feel it probably wouldn't be wise to check here... http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868023 You should report it as a technical problem. If they say its deliberate, ask them to send you the applicable parts of the terms and conditions from the contract. Don't accept them just referring you to find it yourself. We need to let the ISPs know that they will have to spend a lot of time justifying their actions if they fail to deliver the connectivity service they advertise to gain our business. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868012 On PlusNet, only the image itself (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Virgin_Killer.jpg) is censored (not the thumbnail). Evidently it has to be a certain size to be kiddie porn or something. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2868003 Andrews and Arnold Ltd have stated that they will not censor traffic: http://www.aaisp.net.uk/kb-broadband-realinternet.html http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2867996 My T-mobile 3G connection blocks the text of the page (which presumably is not alleged to be illegal). I presume this is a violation of the terms and conditions? http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2867956 Avoiding those ISP which are members of the Internet Watch Foundation would be a start: http://www.iwf.org.uk/funding/page.64.htm This is the organisation that provides the (private) URL shitlists. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2867840 I will look into getting a list of censorship-free ISPs. However for now, please concentrate on getting as many people to sign this pledge as possible. Our goal should be to ensure that NONE of the UK's ISPs are censoring our Internet. To change the minds of those that do, we need to show them that large numbers of us care about freedom of speech. If you do choose to switch immediately, then please be sure to tell them why you are switching. Make a big fuss about it... ...then go and tell your friends about this pledge! http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2867827 I use Tiscali, and as of 6th Dec '08, at about 20:00, I could access the Virgin Killer page on Wikipedia that so many UK users couldn't. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottcensors#comment_2867817 Not concerned whether there's a thousand others or not - I'm doing it anyway... Does anyone have a list of /safe/ ISPs (who provide Real internet access?)