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Verizon Blocks FR!
Verizon.net ^ | 6/14/20

Posted on 06/13/2020 8:38:38 AM PDT by pabianice

Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead

Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to www.freerepublic.com. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information like your passwords, emails, or credit card details.

What can you do about it?

The issue is most likely with the website, and there is nothing you can do to resolve it.

If you are on a corporate network or using anti-virus software, you can reach out to the support teams for assistance. You can also notify the website’s administrator about the problem.

Learn more…


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: browser; fr; freerepublic; ohthedrama; verizon
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1 posted on 06/13/2020 8:38:38 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: pabianice

I have Verizon and no issues with FR. Is it possible the issue is with Firefox?


2 posted on 06/13/2020 8:40:13 AM PDT by Reddy ( B.O. stinks)
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To: pabianice

I think it’s Firefox, not Verizon.


3 posted on 06/13/2020 8:40:19 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: pabianice
Not right now!

I'm reading it on my VZ cell phone.

4 posted on 06/13/2020 8:40:26 AM PDT by G Larry (The People must shutdown the tyrants.)
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To: pabianice

Sometimes there is a link posted to an image that is on a questionable site, that’s why the message comes up.


5 posted on 06/13/2020 8:41:48 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: pabianice

On my I pad the free republic site says NOT SECURE right in the website bar however it doesn’t block me from getting to the site, I don’t have Firefox though!!


6 posted on 06/13/2020 8:42:07 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: pabianice

This is not and likely won’t be limited to Verizon or Firefox. The challenge is that the Internet has gone to secured SSL websites (HTTPS) and Free Republic is unsecured (HTTP). It is increasingly required that website are secured over the past several years and now browsers, not Verizon, are enforcing this.


7 posted on 06/13/2020 8:42:09 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Workers)
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To: pabianice

I have Firefox on my ‘puter and Verizon on my phone and both are wor


8 posted on 06/13/2020 8:42:27 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: NobleFree

I am able to pull it up on Firefox without any problem.


9 posted on 06/13/2020 8:42:47 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: NobleFree

I’m using Firefox right now and have never had a problem accessing FR.


10 posted on 06/13/2020 8:43:22 AM PDT by keats5
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To: pabianice

The only time I had this happen was after FR had been down for awhile and when Jim’s team got FR up and running again, Firefox thought something was wrong with “certificate” for the website. It was a temporary thing.


11 posted on 06/13/2020 8:44:35 AM PDT by Wuli (Get)
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To: pabianice
It appears that FreeRepublic is both HTTP and HTTPS. Not sure if the latter is fully functional, I'm using it and getting no errors, but your browser may be set more restictively. Try accessing via this URL: https://www.freerepublic.com

That will likely resolve your issues. If so, you'll need to refresh or update any bookmarks or history.

12 posted on 06/13/2020 8:45:23 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Workers)
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To: pabianice
It is a security certificate warning do to a mismatch at the server. It being seen occasionally is of no issue on a known site. On an unknown site pay it heed. Buying a Rolex is fine buying one from a guy in the ally with his coat spread open is another. Use the same common sense here. <<<<>>>>
13 posted on 06/13/2020 8:46:13 AM PDT by Ndorfin (Kitties,titties, and fiddies oh, and no sickies)
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To: Ndorfin

When Firefox connects to a secure website (the URL begins with “https://";), it must verify that the certificate presented by the website is valid and that the encryption is strong enough to adequately protect your privacy. If it is unable to verify this, Firefox stops connecting to the site and will show you an error page with the message, Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead.


14 posted on 06/13/2020 8:47:29 AM PDT by Ndorfin (Kitties,titties, and fiddies oh, and no sickies)
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To: pabianice
https://www.freerepublic.com

FR had a registration or some sort of problem not to long ago.

See the https I just posted? The "S" stands for secured. It's possible the address you are using is just "http"..........Try adding the "S" and see what happens....

15 posted on 06/13/2020 8:47:30 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Reno89519

Why isn’t freerepublic running https?


16 posted on 06/13/2020 8:48:33 AM PDT by Skywise
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17 posted on 06/13/2020 8:49:49 AM PDT by real saxophonist (If you don't have a gun, sell some toilet paper, and go buy a gun. - Colion Noir)
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Oh I see you can - but then i get a warning on brave that it’s running unprotected scripts (calling without https)


18 posted on 06/13/2020 8:49:50 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: pabianice

If you use https://freerepublic.com instead of http://freerepublic.com you won’t get it.

It’s a legitimate message.


19 posted on 06/13/2020 8:50:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Who could have guessed the Communist Revolution would arrive disguised as the common cold?)
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To: Skywise

Yes, likely FreeRepublic has not been scrubbed of non-HTTPS references with the website code, plus many of our links we users post may lack proper HTTPS URLs. It can be messy, which is why browser manufacturers have dragged out transitioning to secured sites over the past several years.


20 posted on 06/13/2020 8:54:19 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Workers)
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