I tried to access free Republic today and found that is is now blocked.

[LiberalArkie]

You have attempted to access a site that is not consistent with *******m's Internet Usage Policy.

Your request to "http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/browse" was denied because of its content categorization "Sex;Adult Material".

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. To quote Nelson: HA HA!

The web blocker my company uses has it blocked because of "Racist or other prejudicial content."

[Bluzmann57]

2. Hmmm...sounds like censorship is alive and well

Because I just cliocked on the link and it came up just fine. It sucked, but it came up all right.

[Richard Steele]

5. And that, perhaps, someone's using that censorship policy to play a dirty trick on FR?

Among all the VERY objectionable stuff I've seen there,
"Sex and etc" were noticably absent.

I'm wondering if someone hasn't sent some bogus complaints
to that Internet provider just to mess with FreeRepublik?

[Hepburn]

3. Wow....I would figure....

...that it would be blocked for stupidity of content!

:hi:

[sinkingfeeling]

4. I can get there, but didn't want to stay.

[LiberalArkie]

6. I might add this is from the proxy server of a large rural telecom company.

It blocks the NPR station because of broadcast media, but allow all the major media and clear channel to be streamed. So go figure.