Students love going to Starbucks Coffee Company because of the Free WIFI, and I, being a student, love Starbucks for drinking coffee, meeting with friends, and using my laptop for the "FREE" internet. I've been to at least a dozen of Starbucks in different locations in Southern California, such as Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County. Sometimes, if I'm not studying, I'm checking my email, sports scores, but mostly the news.
One day I decided to get a different point of view for the news, I mean different view from CNN and FOX. So I tried to access Presstv.com at a Starbucks Coffee location. And to my surprise the website was blocked. I tried a lot of different Starbucks locations, and guess what? Presstv.com is blocked and not accessible from any Starbucks locations in Southern California.
If you did not know what press TV is, it is a different point of view of international news. Their headquarters is located in Iran, which is a Muslim country. The network's primary vision is "to heed the voices and perspectives of the people of the world; build bridges of cultural understanding; encourage human beings of different nationalities, races and creeds to identify with one another; bring to light untold and overlooked stories of individuals who have experienced political and cultural divides firsthand"(PressTv).
Here are some screen shots
As you see at the bottom of the images, the computer was always connected to AT&T WIFI.
After I connect to AT&T WIFI, I try yahoo.com, and it loads normal.
Next, I try Presstv.com, and look what happens.
Finally, I use Hide My ASS, which is a free proxy to surf anonymously online, and it hides your IP address.
And look what happens:
There it is! so I guess the Server is found!
I don't want to jump to conclusions of why Presstv.com is forbidden from viewing at Starbucks Coffee Company, USA. So I'll open discussion here. Why do you think Starbucks is blocking PressTV.com?
UPDATE:
ATT WIFI is blocking Websites like PressTv, Because I was in Barnes & Noble this time and connected with AT&T WIFI, and it would not let me access PressTv.com.
