Reported Sites

“This is a legal registered political party with the Electoral Commission. There is no illegal content on the website. To block the website of a political party frustrates people fundamental rights to participate in the democratic process. It is unfair and undemocratic, because it's preventing people, especially younger people from finding out about the party as well as frustrating the party's ability to raise money.”

“I am an independent journalist who reaches millions of people. Journalism should never be blocked. It is a violation of free speech principles.”

“This is a harmless site that educates people about different systems of government and government policies. It is also fun for any age group to use as a quiz like site to check political affiliation.”

“Original Complaint: ------------------- The site gatesofvienna.net does not advocate anything illegal. submitted on 10 December, 2019 at 09:43 ISP Response: ------------- Graham We've completed your request for us to review http://gatesofvienna.net The site has been re-categorised and the change should implement overnight. Should you wish to know more about how mobile content is restricted then please visit http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/mobile-content . O2 Shield | Telefónica UK Ltd <email removed> -----Original Message----- From: Graham Asher via Blocked.org.uk <email removed> Sent: 10 December 2019 09:44 To: Shield AV (UK) Subject: Website blocking enquiry - http://gatesofvienna.net Website blocking enquiry from Graham Asher, regarding the website at http://gatesofvienna.net. The above website has been incorrectly blocked by your filters. The site gatesofvienna.net does not advocate anything illegal. Please could you look into this and let me know why this website was blocked and if the block will be lifted? Thanks, Graham Asher You can view details including when the block was detected and which other ISPs appear to be blocking the site at: https://www.blocked.org.uk/site/http://gatesofvienna.net This email was sent from https://www.blocked.org.uk — the user making the report may not be a customer of your ISP. You can learn more about how blocked reports are generated at https://www.blocked.org.uk/isps Please note that responses are recorded and may be republished on https://www.blocked.org.uk. This electronic message contains information from Telefónica UK Limited which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify us by telephone or email. Switchboard: +44 (0)113 272 2000 Contact: www.o2.co.uk/contactus Telefónica UK Limited, 260 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4DX. Registered in England and Wales: 1743099. VAT number: GB 778 6037 85 Review comments: ---------------- ”

“I have no idea why this is blocked in the first place. We are a political party, not a porn site!”

“This is a political blog that talks about issues such as Brexit, anti-Conservative party, anti-Trump and cannabis legalisation. We campaign to remain in the EU and for cannabis law reform. Most ISPs removed the block; I was alerted when a friend said he could not view the site using Virgin media, one of the few ISPs to block the site, so I checked on blocked.org.uk The web site does not sell anything, it is purely a centre-left political blog that expresses freedom of speech. ”

“I am an official of Unite the Union. the website belongs to the Unite London ITC branch. The site provides specific information about Unite campaigns in the ITC sector and provides details of any branch events or campaigns. The site is only used to provide information, we dont collect using the site. As neither O2 or EE block the main unite website and this site is governed by the same policies and union rulebook, I can only assume the blocking of the site is an error.”