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Baitball Blogger

(46,655 posts) Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:33 PM Mar 2013

Did you know that Democratic Underground is an advocacy website, and Drudge Report is not?

I took my laptop along with me on an errand because I knew I would have to wait at least an hour for services. At the place of business I connected with their wireless service and when I tried to sign on to DU it said that it violated the terms of agreement because it was an advocacy group. So, out of curiosity I went to see if they blocked the Drudge Report. I had no problem connecting to it.

Has anyone else experienced this problem?

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Did you know that Democratic Underground is an advocacy website, and Drudge Report is not? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 OP

No, but I've never tried to sign on to drudge. PDJane Mar 2013 #1

It was the only right-wing website I could think of at the time. Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 #2

My workplace blocks DU as "social networking" MindPilot Mar 2013 #3

I should know better by now. Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 #4

My workplace however does not block that deep dark cavernous place MindPilot Mar 2013 #5

I think it's like Paul Harvey. Coming in under the radar. Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 #6

PDJane

(10,103 posts)

1. No, but I've never tried to sign on to drudge.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:35 PM

Mar 2013

It sounds to me, however, as though the thought police have been at work.

Baitball Blogger

(46,655 posts)

2. It was the only right-wing website I could think of at the time.

Reply to PDJane (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:36 PM

Mar 2013

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)

3. My workplace blocks DU as "social networking"

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:41 PM

Mar 2013

I suspect Drudge is not blocked because that is a straight news site.

It shouldn't be necessary, but here it is:

It is kind of odd that a business would block anything on the public network it makes available for customers.

(I have DU unblocked with the business justification that it is "technical&quot

Baitball Blogger

(46,655 posts)

4. I should know better by now.

Reply to MindPilot (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:43 PM

Mar 2013

I saw major improvement at the YMCA when they started to allow us to see more than the FoxNews network. I just assumed that this was spreading to other businesses in the area. Guess it's not happening fast enough.

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)

5. My workplace however does not block that deep dark cavernous place

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:46 PM

Mar 2013

which shall remain unnamed.

Baitball Blogger

(46,655 posts)

6. I think it's like Paul Harvey. Coming in under the radar.

Reply to MindPilot (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:48 PM

Mar 2013

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