Facing 'Request is blocked' error while visiting a website on Mac running macOS Sequoia

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Facing 'Request is blocked' error while visiting a website on Mac running macOS Sequoia

I set Arc browser as my new default a few days back. In trying to reach a familiar, often used website, I got this instead: Request is Blocked.

I tried another browser (Safari, which was my default for years): same error. Ditto for Brave, Orion, and Ffox!

It's as if some system wide block is in effect, but not from my side at all (at least knowingly).

I quit Arc, changed to Firefox as my default (Safari just not measuring up, slow, etc. is why I left it, brand new MBP) rebooted, same result.

Just tried on iPad: same result, two different browsers.

Site is StandardProcess.com. Help!

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MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.4

Posted on May 15, 2025 3:42 AM

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homeovet Author

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May 15, 2025 7:00 AM in response to dialabrain

Same FF version, updated to Sequoia 15.5, same issue here. Now, I'm in India, FWIW. Guy next to me, same wifi network, same error.

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homeovet Author

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May 15, 2025 11:36 PM in response to dialabrain

Yes, good catch. It had a long string of metadata attached, so it was recognizable as me responding with a click.

And my local router/network guy said it's gotta be an issue on their side, as he bypassed our wifi and tried to open the generic link himself and it failed.

Since no response to date from the company, I'll just hang on to their marketing emails and alerts to patients requesting access to products, and that'll be my work around until they fix their site.

Thanks for all your input. It's been helpful.

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Barney-15E

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May 15, 2025 3:58 AM in response to homeovet

If it’s every device, then I would suspect it is something on your router unless it is just that particular website. Then that would most likely be a server problem.

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dialabrain

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May 15, 2025 7:05 AM in response to homeovet

homeovet wrote:

Same FF version, updated to Sequoia 15.5, same issue here. Now, I'm in India, FWIW. Guy next to me, same wifi network, same error.

Maybe they're blocking IPs from India? No idea.

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homeovet Author

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May 15, 2025 4:40 AM in response to homeovet

Yet another wrinkle: I hit a URL from an email from the company, and that opened in short order. So, anything I can share from that event that would help uncover the issue?

I've rewritten their CS to ask for some checking on their side.

Thanks all.

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dialabrain

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May 15, 2025 8:20 AM in response to homeovet

homeovet wrote:

No, as I pointed out above, a specific link from an email worked to get me in. No VPN, obviously IP from India.

My final thought before I go. Several of the people who are blocked are not in the U.S. The link you received may bypass whatever restrictions they have set up. In any case, it doesn't seem to be a Mac or settings problem. Good Luck.

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dialabrain

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May 15, 2025 6:26 AM in response to homeovet

homeovet wrote:

Whoa. 15.4.1, no notice came to update, so now I'm on it, thanks.

FWIW, apparently there are others being blocked that are using Sequoia 15.5.

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dialabrain

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May 15, 2025 7:14 AM in response to homeovet

Maybe they block any IP that's not in the U.S.

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dialabrain

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May 15, 2025 6:20 AM in response to dialabrain

So, I thought maybe my M3 iMac has magical powers (along with my iPhone & iPads), So I booted my iMac Pro running Sequoia 15.5, and lo and behold, the site works fine for me there as well. Maybe I'm magical. :)

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