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1WorldHope

(1,531 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2025, 01:56 PM Jun 26

Tuscan Sentinel blocked me when I tried to open a story in Google about the border patrol raiding a photographer's home. [View all]

This is the message that popped up with a big red X.

"Sorry, you have been blocked
You are unable to access tucsonsentinel.com"
It went on to say that I was blocked because of an action that I took.

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Tuscan Sentinel blocked me when I tried to open a story in Google about the border patrol raiding a photographer's home. [View all] 1WorldHope Jun 26 OP

"Tuscan" Sentinel or TUCSON Sentine? Attilatheblond Jun 26 #1

Sorry, that went right over my head. 1WorldHope Jun 26 #3

So much for the freedom of the press! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 26 #2

It's nothing nefarious. n/t demmiblue Jun 26 #10

I was able to bring up the article peggysue2 Jun 26 #4

That is interesting. My sister looked it up and was also blocked. 1WorldHope Jun 26 #7

Definitely strange peggysue2 Jun 26 #12

I just went to their main page and clicked on the article. usonian Jun 26 #5

Did same, article came up without a problem Attilatheblond Jun 26 #9

As with all computer problems, there is usually insufficient information to diagnose it. usonian Jun 26 #13

My dear husband, who had to self teach re internet & computer trouble shooting due to no real tech support at his job, Attilatheblond Jun 26 #14

There's logic. In the million components, software instructions, network routes and messages. usonian Jun 26 #15

Probably an ad blocker, or something... I opened it just fine. demmiblue Jun 26 #6

Oh, I do have a vpn, I will turn it off and try again. 1WorldHope Jun 26 #8

That was it. Sorry for the paranoid conspiracy thoughts. 😲 1WorldHope Jun 26 #11

👍 N/T usonian Jun 26 #16