Censorship - US blocking websites

glenn kangiser · August 16, 2008, 02:00:58 AM

I often read the English version of Pravda or Iraqwar.ru to see what the other side of the world is saying. US MSM can't be trusted.

Lately all of the Russian sites have been blocked.

Must mean the dick heads in DC are up to no good.

I went through a Canadian Proxy and got right through.

America -- land of the free. Yah - right.

Choose a proxy from here - I used Hide My Stuff - paste the blocked link into it to see that it is still operational.

http://proxy.org/cgi_proxies.shtml

and original US blocked site. http://english.pravda.ru/

NM_Shooter · August 16, 2008, 10:22:24 AM

Hi Glenn... I got right through without a proxy (I use comcast.net) is yours still blocked?

August 16, 2008, 10:38:59 AM

I got through too. Maybe your ISP has it blocked.

StinkerBell · August 16, 2008, 12:55:49 PM

I got through too.

MountainDon · August 16, 2008, 03:58:37 PM

I got thru early this AM but was in too much of a rush to comment. Now I'm watching the plumber repair the drywall.

August 16, 2008, 04:40:33 PM

I got through too Glenn. I think Uncle Squarehead has you dialed in.

sparks · August 16, 2008, 05:27:36 PM

Connected with no problem.

But about an hour later this funny looking helicopter was buzzing my home.

peternap · August 16, 2008, 09:26:41 PM

Quote from: sparks on August 16, 2008, 05:27:36 PM
Connected with no problem.

But about an hour later this funny looking helicopter was buzzing my home.

Is that what that was. I thought they were having another NASCAR race.

glenn kangiser · August 17, 2008, 12:59:51 AM

Sorry dudes -- the black choppers still have us nailed -- both Sassy and I.

Tried IE and Opera also.

Thanks for the replies --- must now begin checking over my shoulder....

August 17, 2008, 01:07:35 AM

I can still get through with a proxy. I'll have to call my ISP to see if they are blocking it. Russia is a big source of spam but you wouldn't think they would block the whole country.

StinkerBell · August 17, 2008, 01:52:08 AM

Well I see the problem glenn.
You're in California, so the website for you should be
http://ingles.pravada/ru/ DUH!

benevolance · August 17, 2008, 02:40:18 AM

no problem accessing it here in South Carolina either

glenn kangiser · August 17, 2008, 09:53:11 AM

Gracias, Stink. Esto es la problema.

Gracias a todo....muchas gracias.

Esto es aqui solamente.

StinkerBell · August 17, 2008, 08:48:52 PM

Usted es agradable.

August 17, 2008, 09:55:40 PM

OK you too that's enough. Language is English. Well at least part of it unless you are from the mountains and then it's just a slight varation. How do Ya al spect me to unstand wat yer saying.

StinkerBell · August 17, 2008, 10:09:41 PM

You just need to get a Babel Fish for your ear....

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glenn kangiser · August 17, 2008, 10:17:31 PM

With Spanish becoming the official language of the US, John, Stink was thinking that I was supposed to be using it to access the web.

I am still blocked -haven't called STI yet. (My ISP)

Redoverfarm · August 17, 2008, 10:25:37 PM

I hope it never comes to that. Shoot I haven't mastered English totally.

glenn kangiser · August 17, 2008, 10:37:40 PM

Ask Sassy how much she likes to hear the option to talk in Spanish on a phone message.

desdawg · August 17, 2008, 10:54:35 PM

John I thought judging from your avatar you were probably a igpa atinla guy.

August 17, 2008, 11:08:26 PM

Quote from: desdawg on August 17, 2008, 10:54:35 PM
John I thought judging from your avatar you were probably a igpa atinla guy.

Oh that is funny!

glenn kangiser · August 17, 2008, 11:20:03 PM

I don't know why but I have been removed from the censorship list.

The sites are back up now.

StinkerBell · August 18, 2008, 12:39:49 AM

Hmmmmm, ya know the alt F4 function is not advantageous option. :

glenn kangiser · August 18, 2008, 01:06:15 AM

I just tried it but it only wanted to close my Firefox --- which lately seems to have become the buggiest computer browser ever -- the more they update and improve it the worse it gets. I suppose it doesn't matter that I want to run about 30 open tabs.

I tried that on IE though and it crashed before it opened - so I guess I shouldn't complain.

MountainDon · August 18, 2008, 08:49:03 AM

Re: Firefox.... I've never had problems I could blame on Firefox. We run it on 3 computers. EWven when I open a plethora of tabs the only downside I note is the extra load, the slowdown, on the DSL when having to open many pages that happen to have lots of image files.

We're running V. 3.0.1