On TalkTalk? Then you can't see this!

Hey. Hey. Hey.

Guess what?

If your ISP is TalkTalk, you can't see this!

Should've put spoiler tags in the title.

Do you remember when I complained how the filters idea was bullshit? And then later, how it was still bullshit, but had been pushed through anyway? Yah. Still here. Still bullshit.

You know, the original titles to those articles were a joke - "hur hur, I'll have a title with naughty words that'll get banned by the filters" - not that unique or witty, true, but I wasn't exactly expecting it to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. I always assumed I was way to small fry to bother with. NOPE.

Okay, let's have a look at why I'm banned. This'll be fun!

Now, I wish it is because of my withering criticism of the government, ISPs, big companies, and several rather cruel nicknames of various high-ranking officials, but somehow I doubt I'm that lucky to be on the receiving end of somebody important's ire. More likely I'm being picked up by an auto-filter.

That being said, kinda wish Davy Boy had singled me out.

Anyway, let's have a gander. Several ISPs come with default adult content blocking, mmkay. Well, in that case, perhaps those titles are to blame. Not changing them. But, ah, it's TalkTalk specifically who is blocking me.

Whelp, for TalkTalk, they have default turned on KidSafe. Okay. So. Have I fallen afoul of...

• Dating: I have only fallen afoul of this insomuch as being exposed to my wit seduces everyone into wanting to date me.
• Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco: I talked about cider last week, and how I miss it. Damn!
• Gambling: Er. Not guilty, your honour. Unless I was talking about Payday 2's level randomisation.
• Pornography: Probably those article titles again. Also, considering how many people find my Farcry 3 article by searching for porn of Citra, maybe that.

I'm not even kidding. You people are depraved.

• Suicide and Self-Harm: Wut. No.
• Weapons and Violence: Have I talked about my extensive sword collection before? Maybe. Have I wished violence on certain members of the public? Probably. Oh, that Guns Guns Guns article. Jesus. So many of my titles screw me.
• File Sharing Sites: Well, I ain't one. But I did talk about them when some were blocked, by name even. Whoops.
• Games: Well, there aren't any here. But talking about them? Guilty as all hell.
• Social Networking: I have a link to my Twitter on the side that barely works.

Clearly, I am a threat to modern Britain's decency.

I'm guilt of rampant swearing, and near-absent proof reading, I'll give you that. I am certified not KidSafe. Oh and by the way, another fucking two words lumped into one with no spaces but capitals. Is that a thing we all must do now? Because it's bloody stupid and I wish we would stop it. Personally, I blame HP for starting the trend. Fuck you, JetDirect and LaserJet. That's bleedin' idiotic.

But yeah, in all seriousness, I'm kinda being blocked my freedom of speech? Expression? Whatever. I am admittedly on the lowest tier of blocking - it's the KidSafe that's triggered, no BT's bullshit 'partner respect' trigger or 'extremist' content. It's still rather unsettling that there's a company out there that views little old me as something to block as par for the course. Regardless of how minor, here I am, blocked, for expressing my rather boring, mis-spelled, centrist opinion. Here I am, complaining about it...

...unless you can't see me.

Kinda upsetting to think that my country would do this. I liked to think we were better than that.

I am considering kicking up a shit storm with TalkTalk about blocking me... especially because I HAVE A PHONE WITH THEM. Yep. Of course, there's no standardized way to go unblocking yourself, because why would there be? Pity. Because it looks like I'mma gonna hafta find the standardized form to switch providers.

The permalink to this site's block is: https://www.blocked.org.uk/results?url=http://sarcasmisaverb.blogspot.co.uk/

I would like to thank https://www.blocked.org.uk/ for the service and information they provided me with.

I would also like to thank http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/ for bringing this to my attention. Both of us are blocked by TalkTalk. We're blocked buddies!