Hulu has blocked Skyfire users from its site!

Skyfire uses proxies, most websites do not like proxies (for a number
of reasons, especially those that make money from advertising).

It is more likely that Hulu blocked the popular proxies instead of
just Skyfire.

I tested Hulu with a few free proxies and none of them would play the
videos there.


Also, should discrimination against certain browsers actually become
illegal I would seriously fear for the direction of this nation.

...isn't Hulu's. While I have no doubt that Hulu has done some active
to "block" Skyfire, I can't find a single mention at Hulu that they
have "done this on purpose."

As an aside, I tried this on my mobile device. Didn't work. Perhaps
Hulu should be required, by law, to work on any device, regardless of
whether or not that device supports Flash. I mean, why are they
requiring me to use an Adobe product only? That seems a whole lot
worse than their not supporting Skyfire.

Hulu also no longer works with a program called MediaCatcher. Perhaps
there should be a law against blocking this software from being used?

I sympathize. And I'm pretty pro-regulation. But I fail to see why
Hulu not supporting a particular browser should be illegal. The
analogy to net neutrality doesn't work.

besides... browsers are free, it's not like it's going to cost
anything to use two browsers.


i specifically use safari for my regular work, but i also use firefox
because uploading to my college's page just doesn't work well on any
other browser.

in fact one of my x boyfriends found a site that blocked all computers
except amigas


can't say it's a sound business practice but unless it's a government
site it's pretty much legal.