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Wider Wargaming => General Discussion => Topic started by: Norm on 22 February 2023, 08:31:26 PM

Title: Norton moderating my blog to - dangerous!
Post by: Norm on 22 February 2023, 08:31:26 PM
My blog has been tagged as Dangerous by Norton, is this the what wargame blogs and forums are going to become subject to?

I have put the Norton warning screenshot up on the blog.


Sad day! LINK


http://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2023/02/my-blog-is-listed-as-dangerous-by-norton.html
Title: Re: Norton moderating my blog to - dangerous!
Post by: paulr on 22 February 2023, 11:40:33 PM
 :(  ~X(
Title: Re: Norton moderating my blog to - dangerous!
Post by: Heedless Horseman on 23 February 2023, 12:02:39 AM
I have gone back to Norton... paid for it. 'New' 4 yr old pc had Macaffee trial, But REALLY hated it! Blocking just about all I wanted to look at... wargaming sites!
Title: Re: Norton moderating my blog to - dangerous!
Post by: John Cook on 23 February 2023, 09:34:05 AM
I ran Bull Guard for years which was excellent.  Unfortunately it was taken over by Norton recently and wargaming sites I have used for years are now coming up as dangerous.  I also have a small lap top I bought to use when travelling, which came with a year of Mcafee on it.  In Australia in the New Year, notwithstanding my account was shown as active until November 2023, and I had  emails confirming it, McAfee kept telling me via a notice on start-up that my subscription had expired and invited me to renew in Australian dollars.  I just ignored it but it was bloody annoying.  No such notice appears in UK.   
Title: Re: Norton moderating my blog to - dangerous!
Post by: DecemDave on 23 February 2023, 08:11:35 PM
Not that this helps much but a quick check via two separate browsers, confirmed its done by Norton's browser extensions that a user can choose to install or not in addition to the full firewall/antivirus Norton security suite.
I am finding that their "safe search" is a major pain anyway as it gives poor results compared to google.  Sounds like their appeal process is also part automated with limited intelligence applied.   I tried submitting a "this is ok" user review but it rejected it!! 

I used to have a similar problem browsing for miniatures made by Old Glory.   Even chrome didn't like that for a while.

So when AI takes over it wont be Terminator style but a complete SNAFU everywhere

Title: Re: Norton moderating my blog to - dangerous!
Post by: Norm on 24 February 2023, 06:21:42 AM
Dave, interesting and thanks.