If you read Livejournal through Optus

[reynardo]

You will notice that you haven't been able to lately.

This is because Optus have blocked Livejournal.

You need to use another connection, or a VPN.

Optus will not say why. Just that they have.

FYI

Comments

[autopope]

Russian sanctions cutting in?

[reynardo]

Doesn't make sense though - you can read it through any other Australian ISP. There's no "This page has been intentionally blocked" screen - it just looks like the site is down until you try it elsewhere.

I had to go through a ridiculous amount of work myself to get Optus to admit that they *have* blocked it, after they lied about it. Our Ombudsman is about to get a rather lengthy submission.

[splodgenoodles]

That's interesting.

I've stopped going there, and crossposting stopped a long time back. I'd love to know why it's being blocked though.

[austin_dern]

Oh, does this ever explain a lot, though.

(For those not plugged in to me, I use LiveJournal to host pictures for my Dreamwidth here. This is because way back in Like 2005 I bought a permanent membership one weekend when they went on sale, and that included infinite photo storage, and --- to my ongoing surprise --- LJ has been good to the terms of that sale. If you ever should be in one particular weekend in 2005 I recommend buying it because it has been the best value for any Internet service I've ever paid money for.)

(I also have something like 120 icon slots, although I still only have three filled.)

[austin_dern]

Correction: I just looked and I have 424 slots with, again, three used.

[kerravonsen]

What the HECK?!