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Apr 24, 2015, 9:27 am

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Originally Posted by tbh999

So, I was sitting in the Houston United Club killing some time and decided to read a fire arm article I received an email about. I was surprised that the site was blocked because the website was against Company policy and that I was "Not allowed to browse Weapons/Bombs category - Website blocked."

So, I started doing a little testing and about 90% of the gun related websites I knew of were blocked. I have checked the sites in the B, C and E terminal clubs with the same results. I then tested the same websites at other airports and/or other clubs (Midland/Odessa, Delta Club in New Orleans and United Club in London Heathrow...) and none of the sites were blocked.

So what is so special with Houston and the blocking of gun related websites? I don't like censorship and I hate the idea of PAYING to be censored!

You're dealing with an airline who has pathetically scared staff - recall the incident pre-merger where a FA freaked out and threatened a passenger who had computer wallpaper with a photo of a 757 taking off. With a culture like that, this is no surprise.

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