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by blueskin_ 4371 days ago
I just learned that one of my personal sites is blocked on BT and TalkTalk... there is zero adult or other inappropriate content on it. Time to complain, I guess, but I'm sure they will just go straight to /dev/null :(
2 comments

Make sure you update the site to state that it is currently blocked by these ISPs, you don't know why, you have asked them to investigate, but you have not heard nothing back and until they respond it is completely out of your control.

That way anyone who can access it from work but not home (for example) or recommends the site to a friend who finds it doesn't work, will have a clue as to what the problem is (and it isn't your fault).

If your site is of significant general interest then this may also increase the chance of the ISPs acting quickly.

Have you considered legal action?
Nope. It's a medium sized site I don't get any money out of, not linked to any business. I suppose I could theoretically small claims court them, but I'm not sure if I'd win as they can probably piss about with their customers' connections in whatever way they please due to their T&Cs :(