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RepGeek blocked in Dubai


theflyingdutchman

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Good day,

poor me is currently having to spend a few days in Dubai. Besides checking watches on every arm e.g. yesterday 2 HBB during one lift ride, I also wanted to check what’s up on Repgeek....and then got this message (see below).

So RWG is okay, but Repgeek ain’t!

Bad luck for me....

I am of now of to my next meeting...and more interesting watch encounters!

The Flyingdutchman

P.S. Was in a shop yesterday that offered PAMs with a 45% discount..... will have to stop myself from going back today....

Not on here you haven't....Ken

Prohibited Content Categories

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Internet Content for Bypassing Blocked Content

This category includes Internet Content that allows or assist Users to access Blocked Content.

2.

Internet Content for Learning Criminal Skills

This category includes Internet Content that either provides instructions for or identifies methods to promote, encourage or provide the skills to commit illegal or criminal or unethical activities. These include bomb-making, phreaking (breaching phone security or phone service theft), scams and fraud, terrorism, evading law enforcement, stalking, lock picking, selling pirate material such as commercial software, music, videos or others.

3.

Dating Internet Content

This category includes Internet Content that provides online dating or matchmaking which contradicts with the ethics and morals of the UAE.

Exemptions: Chatting services, chatting groups, social networking and forums.

4.

Internet Content for Illegal Drugs

This category includes Internet Content that provides information on purchasing, manufacturing, promoting and using illegal drugs.

5.

Internet Content containing Pornography and Nudity

This category includes Internet Content that contains material of a pornographic nature, or relates or depicts acts of homosexuality, nudity and sexual material (including stories, jokes, animations, and video) or Internet Content that promotes sexual activity. It includes Internet Content which promote the distribution of above material (such as Peer-to-Peer websites and links).

6.

Gambling Internet Content

This category includes Internet Content that is relevant to gambling or such as gambling links, tips, sports picks, lottery results, as well as horse, car or boat racing.

7.

Internet Content for Hacking and Malicious Codes

This category includes Internet Content that distribute information and tools for hacking (root kits, kiddy scripts, etc.) that help individuals gain unauthorized access to computer systems. Also include Internet Content

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that distributes tools or information for producing and distributing malicious codes such as viruses, worms or Trojan horses.

Exemptions: Information security including ethical hacking.

8.

Internet Content that are offensive to Religions

This category includes Internet Content that contains material which expresses hate to religions.

9.

Phishing Internet Content

This category includes Internet Content where entities or persons falsely represent themselves as a “legitimate” businesses or enterprises for the purpose of deceiving and obtaining form Users, valuable information such as bank account or email account information including details such as usernames, passwords, credit card details or bank account details.

10.

Internet Content that downloads Spyware

This category includes Internet Content that downloads Spyware which gathers private information of the users without his or her knowledge.

11.

Internet Content providing Unlicensed Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service

This category includes Internet Content that allows access to services which are prohibited in accordance with the TRA’s Voice over Internet Protocol Policy.

12.

Terrorism Internet Content

This category includes Internet Content of terrorism groups and related Internet Content that support terrorism and publish and distribute materials for terrorism or include material for training and encouraging terrorism or help to serve terrorism groups such as funding, facilitating communication and other direct and indirect services.

13.

Prohibited Top Level Domain (TLD)

This category includes Internet Content under a Top Level Domain names which offends against, is objectionable to, or is contrary to the public interest, public morality, public order, public and national security, Islam morality or is otherwise prohibited by any applicable UAE law, regulation, procedure, order or requirement.

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Irrespective of what you want to view - standard operating procedure in restricted Middle East countries is to subscribe to a personal VPN. I don't know if you can do it once you are over there as the sites may be blocked to download it but it ranges from free to low-cost. I ran into this problem with accessing a shared data site (no, not porn :lol: ) last time I was in the Middle East and that was the solution. It is typically slower unless you pay up for premium (faster) service but it works. I do hope you will continue to spend time around here though. :)

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That's strange because alcohol and pornography both are against the Moslem religion. So are drugs. It's been said that while the Taliban controlled Afghanistan they didn't have those huge marijuana farms. It wasn't allowed by Bin Laden.

But man if you can't access a web site, can't you proxy to it somehow? Or an easier way maybe leave a computer on in the US and remote to it for browsing the web overseas :)

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