Hitchphil Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 I am advising that if you use TalkTalk Home-safe service then this forum is blocked under the section 'weapons & violence' - you can express your dismay here : concerns@talktalkplc.com Home safe was applied on my account by mistake it blocked the site but not 'the fullbore forum nor gunstar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted 7 May 2018 Share Posted 7 May 2018 Hi Phil Did you complain to them? Did they even reply? Thanks Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 7 May 2018 Share Posted 7 May 2018 (edited) Its not the only gun forum to be blocked by many providers. It gives the snowflakes something to do reporting them. Surrey Guns was also blocked just before they went bust. I just ask my provider to switch off the adult filter which is not so easy on PAYG. Edited 7 May 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted 9 May 2018 Share Posted 9 May 2018 I tried contacting Talk Talk but they said that each customer would need to contact them and request to have the Home "Security" feature disabled to get around it .. they did not seem interested in listening about reclassification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmiklas Posted 10 May 2018 Share Posted 10 May 2018 (edited) I'll try to find out which data feed they use - this is the easiest way to go about that. UPDATE: Symantec classification - Forums and Messageboards, English, Hobby, English Bluecoat (now Symantec WebPulse) classification - Sports/Recreation, Newsgroups/Forums Edited 10 May 2018 by tmiklas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemmers Posted 11 May 2018 Share Posted 11 May 2018 The Open Rights Group have a handy tool for checking if sites are on an ISP block list. You can also send unblocking/reclassification requests with it. I've had some success getting some sites off (WTSF and WSRA) with Vodafone and Sky being relatively responsive. At the very least you can normally get it off the "regular" lists but they'll dig their heels in on the "Kidsafe" or "Strict" filters. It can also be a bit whack-a-mole because getting a site off the black-list doesn't necessarily get it white-listed, it just goes "neutral" - since they often use third party lists, sites can end up getting added back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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