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Courts ordering ISPs to block access to known torrent sites is nothing new — UK ISPs have already been told that the likes of the — but Sky Broadband has decided, seemingly of its own volition, to take things a step further. Over the weekend TorrentFreak on the site which detailed its efforts to beat the censors. Bypass Blocks with TorGuard While the filters are in place to ensure children do not view adult content, the overreaching blocking methods cut off access to a completely legitimate news website TorrentFreak.
The free account has some restrictions, like a 150 KBps download limit, 1GB maximum file size, two files in storage at any time, and a seven-day expiry. How can one bypass these unfair limitations? See our and for details. Blocks on all major UK providers are now rolled out by default. As revealed by these extended discussions on and , sometime on Saturday Imgur was rendered inaccessible to all five million users of Sky Broadband in the UK. Free Encrypted Web Proxy There are dozens of free web proxies available. But there is still hope for would-be torrent users. Following the public embarrassment Sky said that it had decided to tweak its filters to unblock the file-sharing news site. Let's get to it. Regardless of the impetus, it is likely that other ISPs — the big names, at least — will follow suit. Think of it as Dropbox for torrents.
While court rulings have publicly named a number of sites, the list of domains that Sky and other ISPs feel duty-bound to block remains rather more secretive. But there is still hope for would-be torrent users.
Courts ordering ISPs to block access to known torrent sites is nothing new — UK ISPs have already been told that the likes of the — but Sky Broadband has decided, seemingly of its own volition, to take things a step further. Not content with following the letter of the law and preventing subscribers from accessing a number of well-known torrent sites, the ISP is widening its net and blocking access to torrent proxies. Proxies are a common means of bypassing restrictions that may have been put in place by ISPs or employers, and there are countless sites and services that exist with the sole purpose of enabling users to access blocked torrent sites. While court rulings have publicly named a number of sites, the list of domains that Sky and other ISPs feel duty-bound to block remains rather more secretive. The court ruling includes a degree of flexibility so that the blocklist can be added to if and when blocked sites move to new domains or IP addresses. This means it is unclear whether Sky is operating on its own in blocking proxies or if its hand has been forced. Regardless of the impetus, it is likely that other ISPs — the big names, at least — will follow suit. But this does not mean that proxy sites are waving the white flag just yet; is collecting information from users to determine which ISPs are blocking which proxies. Is greater transparency needed when sites are blocked? Is your ISP actively preventing access to any sites? Share your experiences below.
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