Testfiltering Query.

[sigma]

Has anyone tried the very lame and almost pointless testfiltering.com since the new Online Safety Act requirements came into force on Friday?

 

From here: https://testfiltering.com/faq/. “Troubleshooting”

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How can I diagnose what the problem is with my filtering?

Our system does not define how a filter should block content, it only checks the test webpages to see if they are accessible. If Test Filtering displays a failure or warning to you, then it is likely that your filter must not be blocking that category of content.

To confirm that the content is accessible, you can access our test URLs directly:

Child Abuse Content: http://iwf.testfiltering.com

Terrorist Content: https://ctiru.testfiltering.com

Pornographic Content: https://testfiltering.pornhub.com

Offensive Language Test Page: https://swearing.testfiltering.com

Real-Time Content Filter Test Page: https://dynamic.testfiltering.com

If you can see our test pages, then your filter must not be blocking the relevant category of content. This will enable you to diagnose the issue with your system.

 

You can see that all the tool does is check whether 4 testfiltering urls and one hosted url can be accessed or not. Nothing more than that. There’s not even any swearing on the Offensive Language test page, it is just a very basic url checker such that the test could be passed without any actual “filtering” product implemented at all.

 

However, I’m curious to know if the Pornographic Content test still works or now redirects to  an Age Verification check to access the domain, as if the test really was testing to achieve a genuinely valid result, it probably should?

 

 

[ToyHeartsFan]

They will have worked with the known filtering providers as well as the IWF and CTIRU  and had those addresses added to their respective block lists.

 

How exactly do you want them to test filtering, by hosting illegal content on a page and seeing if you can access it and thus you risk being arrested when you run the test if your filter doesn't work?

 

Yes the test is a bit mehh and on my mobile connection it only passes the CSAM test despite the fact that adult content is blocked by my mobile provider. But I've no idea what filtering solution my mobile provider uses and testing my mobile connection is outside of the scope the test was designed for although it could be a useful feature for parents to test their kids phones.

 

As for being redirected to an age verification page no why would that happen your filter should be blocking you from opening the "bad page" so it should never get to the site for age verification to kick in. 

[sigma]

For the P*hub url, it depends on how the interstitial has been implemented - I wondered if anyone had tried it - so I don't have to....

 

 

[ToyHeartsFan]

What are you talking about, the online safety act forces certain websites to verify users age nothing else has changed.

 

If your filter is blocking a url / ip address then you cant get to the page for their age verification to kick in.

 

User enters the URL at this point your filter should block it from opening so no redirection scirpt on the "bad page" can run because the "bad page" is never opened.

 

 

If you want to test a URL in school get permission from your head, inform your filtering provider & DSL what and why you are doing and test it in a location where it can't be viewed by children ideally with a witness such as your DSL.

 

 

Edited July 28, 2025 by ToyHeartsFan
typo

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As of the 29th of September, 2025, Imgur is blocking access to its site for users in the UK, likely as a response to the UK's Online Safety Act.

 

The error message "Content not available in your region" is part of this deliberate block.

 

Other sites may follow suit, while others have blocks in place already.