Since Russia has started blocking WP.com and interfering with people’s right to freely share their words, it looks like it’s time to reblog this. Lorelle is THE authority. While the article is several years old, so it a lot of Putin’s tech, so good luck!
As discussed in WordPress.com Banned Again: Why Aren’t You Concerned?, WordPress.com continues to be a target for censorship and blocking from various countries and groups around the world attempting to penalize the whole for the “wrongs” of the few the courts or governments decide to penalize, those cutting off thousands of blogs from access.
I was also recently blocked from accessing Gmail and this WordPress.com blog from a free hotel WIFI in Chicago, which inspired me to write How Do You Know If Your Blog is Banned or Blocked? on the Blog Herald, as your blog can be blocked from anywhere at any time, not just by a country or legal decision. Bans and blocks can happen from companies, educational institutions, public WIFI access points, Internet Providers, and more.
I contacted WordPress.com support about the options and did some digging to find out how WordPress.com bloggers were getting around…
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Lorelle VanFossen
October 29, 2013
Not again! Crap.
It’s been a while since I was blocked or banned, maybe two years now that I think about it, but it was a regular thing during the early years of WordPress.com. Dumb folks. Dumb governments.
Where did you hear about the blockage? Thanks.
raincoaster
October 30, 2013
I heard about it in the forum, Lorelle. Three people posting means a lot MORE people experiencing this. And besides, since regimes like Pakistan and China always censor, it’s time for a revival of this post. Sadly.
raincoaster
October 30, 2013
I can’t even read Torrentfreak from Tim Horton’s or my own blog when I’m aboard BC Ferries, so it’s high time I reviewed this.
raincoaster
October 30, 2013
Also of interest, a report from 2600:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hotspot-shield-vpn-for-iphone/id443369807?mt=8
Lorelle VanFossen
October 30, 2013
Thanks. I’ve been so busy with classes I haven’t been by the forums lately so thanks for updating me. Hmm, breaks my heart. Narrow minded bastards.
I’m so proud of WordPress.com standing true against take down notices and banning. They can’t do anything about it on the IP side but they can on the hosting side.
Jose wei
July 2, 2015
nice post
roger00
July 2, 2015
Well why not you take help of http://www.wordpresscommunity.com