Website inaccessible from Three Ireland

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I have a user who requires access to deviantart.com over a hutchinson (Three/Wampoa etc) mobile connection in Ireland. The situation is the user can only access the site over proxy/vpn.

The problem isn't DNS. DNS resolves and the user can ping the domain/servers without VPN/proxy.

Does anyone know if Three Ireland is censoring deviantart.com? If yes are how are they doing it and is there any remedy? Is the user going to have to resign themselves to obfuscating their connection every time?

In passum: In the last year or so Three Ireland seems to have increased the number of censored domains. For example most anonymizing proxies are now banned.

user3473715

Posted 2017-06-27T20:52:28.627

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Does anyone know if Three Ireland is censoring deviantart.com?

I don't know if deviantart.com is specifically blocked, however they do have Adult Content filtering on their mobile network.

The filters are on by default. You can ask to have it removed:

Removing mobile filters on the internet

Three have Internet filtering schemes to block certain content from users. These filters are designed to protect minors from accessing adult material. The filters are turned on by default when anybody purchase a mobile.

To verify your age you can either;

  • please use our Live Chat Service from 7am till midnight 7 days a week, or you should use the Contact Us Form where you’ll receive a response within 4 working days.
  • walk in to a store with a valid ID proof to prove that you are above 18 years

If you are a Prepay customer

  • You will also need to have registered your personal details with us – you can do this in the My Details section on My3, on the web at www.three.ie/my3 or on your mobile in the bookmarks section of Planet 3.

  • Once you have done this, send us an email requesting that internet mobile filters are removed. We normally action this within 24 hours and will send you a text message to confirm when we have done this.

Source Removing mobile filters on the internet

DavidPostill

Posted 2017-06-27T20:52:28.627

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1AFAIK deviantart TOS forbids adult material. it seems ironic that it deviant seems to be blocked while tumbler, which according to google is at least 16% porn, is allowed. – user3473715 – 2017-06-27T21:59:51.937

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@user3473715 No it doesn't. It blocks what it defines as obscene content but still allows Mature Content. "Mature content on DeviantArt refers to deviations which contain content that may not be suitable for some audiences, such as nudity, excessive violence, blood, and other mature themes. Controversial pieces related to ideologically sensitive materials may also fall under these restrictions."

– DavidPostill – 2017-06-27T22:04:14.153

@user3473715 Do you need more help? If this answered your question, please don't forget to accept the answer.

– DavidPostill – 2017-06-27T22:05:05.890

1Apologies... for some reason I can't enter returns.... I must say I don't follow this argument at all. To quote: "It blocks what it defines as obscene content but still allows Mature Content." If I read this correct, tumblr is allowed because it is 'mature content' (presumably common or garden porn) but deviantart is blocked because, although it disallows 'adult' content in it's TOS, it serves some kind of content that is 'obscene' without being 'adult'. Stimpy choking on a particularly difficult bit of powdered toast perhaps. – user3473715 – 2017-06-27T22:22:47.763

On rereading I understand the point made: I took the 'allows' to be concerning the filter action when it was meant to refer to DA TOS. – user3473715 – 2017-06-27T22:35:34.630

Yes. I wasn't commenting on tumbler or the three blocking just what deviantart allows. – DavidPostill – 2017-06-27T22:38:49.410

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