Cory DoctorowMar 26
Love to see that Virgin UK/O2 have blacklisted "http://detectportal.firefox.com/canonical.html" (the URL Ffox uses to invoke a captive portal, such as the ones you have to clear in order to use public hotspots with Virgin as a provider). Also nice to see that they've copyrighted the error page.
Show threadTroed Sångberg

@pluralistic Oh no. It's that dangerous category "Computers and Technology".

anecdote: When I worked at Sony Ericsson/Mobile back in the early 2000s we launched the Walkman and Cybershot phones specialized in music and photography respectively. At the same time the IT-department blocked the category "media" for the whole company.

Lots of testing happened at home.

Mar 26 at 8:12amWeb
Show threadDave 🐶Mar 26
@troed @pluralistic Up next: VMO2's content filtering team blocking VMO2 services on VMO2's networks as they are also "Computers and Technology"
Show threadSheddiMar 26

@troed @pluralistic
Sony Ericsson made some really nice kit back in the early 2000s. Occasionally I miss it, even now.

(My first Android smartphone was a SE.)

Show threadhazelnot Mar 26
@troed @pluralistic damn I remember my rich classmates flaunting those when I was in like middle school