Talk about political correctness going too far!

A friend tried to access AR from the business lounge of British Airways, and got the following message!??

Internet Access to this site has been BLOCKED

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British Airways Plc prohibited website information page.
British Airways has blocked access to certain Internet sites which
may be considered to be illegal or offensive. This site is currently
on the barred list.We understand that the Internet changes constantly
and that the decision in respect of this particular site may no longer
be appropriate. If you would like us to review the decision to bar
access to this site, please give the website URL and a contact e-mail
address to a member of staff at the Lounge Reception. The response
will be written confirmation that either the ban on this site has been
lifted, or that the site continues to contain material that is
inappropriate and, therefore, the bar on access will continue.



Thank you for your co-operation.



Date/Time: 2008-05-31 - 19:53:52
Website: http://www.accuratereloading.com/ Category: "Weapons"

I've run into similar issues, but never on BA.

However, I could get around it; just punch into https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve

That has worked for me, even when attempting to view the page from a computer that banned www.accuratereloading.com

Did you ask about it at Lounge Reception? What was the answer?
Robert

It wasn't me who was there. But the answer is already there.

WEAPONS!

Saeed, the same thing has happened to me from hotels in Europe.

Most recently in Florence, Italy, last year.

I expressed my outrage to the management and demanded and got a refund of my internet access fee.

We should not take this lying down, but should complain and make sure they know why.

What a bunch of halfwits they are - NOTHING surprises me any more....

Saeed,

The software is produced by a San Diego company called WebSense. (My wife was a language analyst there) The client, in this case BA, approves which catagories they wish to block from view. Almost all clients choose to block porn and weapons. Being that we are in San Diego, they have about 100 percent market penetration here and just about anything of value is blocked. We all carry mobile internet if we need to.

There are a lot of excellent reason to boycott BA but this is the best one yet.

Sounds like BA and Barclays share the same policy team.

The public library system in my area of England, UK also blocks access to 'gun' web pages.

This annoys me, since my taxes pay for it! As I work, the only time I can visit the Library is on Saturdays, which is sometimes inconvenient. Also, some Librarys are only open in the mornings.

So, I do not appreciate their censorship of what I would like to read / view. Ironically, our Libraries have lots of pamphlets and adverts for organizations campaigning for freedom etc!

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Originally posted by Saeed:
It wasn't me who was there. But the answer is already there.

WEAPONS!

Yeah Don posted on the PF about it.

I wonder might happen with our national carrier when I go to Namibia this year.

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I wonder might happen with our national carrier when I go to Namibia this year. [/QUOTE]

If you are referring to Qantas, there is no problem carrying a rifle as checked in Baggage...