Caustic Fox said:
1. If you have already experienced censored internet (job related, school... etc) how did you initially feel about this?
My work began blocking websites several years ago. Initially I though is was totally bogus, but the internet access provided by my employer is paid for and managed by them and intended to be used for business purposes, so there is very little that I can say or do to change it. Also, I have experienced internet blocking at the local library, they block all access to anything porn, firearms, and other material deemed inappropriate.
Caustic Fox said:
2. If so, did you take any steps in circumventing this blockade?
At work, I started using a private VPN connection to a VM desktop so I could continue to use the company computer to access blocked sites, but they eventually caught on to a VPN connection going to an address outside of their own address ranges for VPN connections and stopped it.
Caustic Fox said:
3. If for instance, your home internet (which you also pay monthly for) became extensively censored, would you have the audacity to drop your Internet Service Provider?
It does not take audacity to change internet providers if a certain provider is not giving you the level of service you are paying for or if they change the T's & C's without prior notification or adjusting the level of service. I have absolutely changed internet providers as a result of blocking or reduced QoS when using torrents, VOIP, and accessing newsgroups.
Caustic Fox said:
4. The more common excuses for supporting internet censorship has been to 'protect' minors from pornographic content, or other forms of 'protection'. Do you agree on this reasoning? Why or why not?
Protecting minors from inappropriate internet content is not the role and purpose of government.