[senit] youtube

I applaud the moves made by abilitynet and Sean to use youtube but....

Peterborough City Council block any access to Youtube and Google Video, although they have said that if we give specific URL addresses and they are fine they will unblock single sites.
Maz Newman
Phoenix School
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Chris Howles" <chrishowles at broadbandsandwell.org.uk>
Reply-To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Date:  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:37:15 -0000

>I applaud the moves made by abilitynet and Sean to use youtube but....
>
>Sandwell's ISP uses netsweeper for filtering and the decision has been
>made to block youtube and google video and probably others as well.
>I know that our ISP has Becta accreditation and whether the blocking of
>these 'social networking' sites is necessary I don't know.
>
>Each authority handles filtering in different ways, as will schools
>within these LAs.
>How many list members are in the same position as Sandwell schools and
>unable to access youtube etc?
>
>Has anyone been able to successfully allow filtering out of undesirable
>parts of such sites while allowing the beneficial areas?
>
>Chris
>
>Chris Howles
>Broadband Sandwell
>Sandwell TDC
>Popes Lane
>Oldbury
>West Midlands
>B69 4PJ
>
>0121 569 2400
>
>
 

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