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fledex
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 Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject: blocking this forum in Saudi Arabia |
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| When I left Saudi a month ago, this site that you are on right now was/is one of the blocked sites. So don't think it is only porn that's blocked. They block what they want when they want. |
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Grendal
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
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Location: Lurking in the depths of the Faisaliah Tower underground parking.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah and if you have a VPN or proxy you can still get on this site even if it is blocked. Just like I'm doing right now from Riyadh.
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It's Scary!
Joined: 17 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: blocking this forum in Saudi Arabia |
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| fledex wrote: |
| When I left Saudi a month ago, this site that you are on right now was/is one of the blocked sites. So don't think it is only porn that's blocked. |
For some, Dave's IS porn!
It's Scary! |
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Al-Mansoor
Joined: 15 Aug 2010
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Location: Here
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Well... Grendal's avatar doesn't have any clothes on! |
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fledex
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, if you have the right software to unblock the sites in Saudi I guess you can play ... (err, post) with yourself. The rest of us can't see what your posting here anyway until we leave the country. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:50 am Post subject: |
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Some people might be sexually aroused by Grendal's avatar. I think it should be banned.
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| Some people might be sexually aroused by Grendal's avatar. I thonl it should be banned. |
Obviously you're "thonling" too much! 
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jargonscott
Joined: 19 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Grendal wrote: |
Yeah and if you have a VPN or proxy you can still get on this site even if it is blocked. Just like I'm doing right now from Riyadh.
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Grendal |
A couple of popular VPN choices:
http://hidemyass.com/
and
http://strongvpn.com/
I currently use the HMA! Pro VPN (yearly subscription) and it allows me to do access everything I normally do back in the states (even streaming my netflix). You may encounter some obstacles when you try to use the VPN at your work place (depending upon your employer). If you do, just email HMA!'s customer service and they can usually help you work around it. They're pretty fast with their response time. |
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sirius black
Joined: 21 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Are all porn sites blocked? Not at work but generally. For example if you have a laptop or desktop computer at your home? |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:45 am Post subject: |
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| sirius black wrote: |
| Are all porn sites blocked? |
I'm waiting to see if we have anyone here who has visited them all so that he can report.
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PeterBar
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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Location: La France profonde
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:45 am Post subject: |
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"so that he can report".
@VS
Don't women look at porn ? |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| PeterBar wrote: |
"so that he can report".
@VS
Don't women look at porn ? |
I wondered who'd be the first to try that ploy.  I expect that there are a few, but certainly significantly less than men... especially men in the Kingdom of ladies swathed in black abayas.
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Captain_Fil
Joined: 06 Jan 2011
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Location: California - the land of fruits and nuts
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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If women can be allowed to drive in Saudi, maybe they'll be allowed to look at porn.
In the Arab Spring, anything can happen.
My veiled sentiments...
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BretHarte
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This site is no longer blocked. They do a good job of blocking porn sites. Google is set on permanent safe. Rolling Stone is blocked. The Pirate Bay works, but you can't browse the porn forum. You can still find your particular kink if you search for it. It's worth the low price of a VPN just for normal surfing. I was answering a student's question about an innocent English word but trying to find it on google was hard to do.
Some students know how to get around the censorship. One showed me his Facebook friend which is someone who posts porn that gets around the filters of both facebook and Saudi. |
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2buckets
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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Location: Middle East
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| Some of my military students, (officers) had some kind of code that allowed one free access to the internet. It changed regularly. They often shared it with instructors. |
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