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Title: Internet censorship?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-07-27 02:08:08

So, apparently a major US ISP is blocking  (http://mashable.com/2009/07/26/report-att-blocking-4chan/) 4chan (http://stormen.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/att-blocks-4chan/).

Is this the start of an Orwellian age of internet censorship?

Should we in Britain be happy that this crap is happening to someone else for once?

Is this just a storm in a teacup?

How badly is anonymous going to raep AT&T?

Keep watching; this might become very interesting  :-D

(P.S. - rules 1 & 2 only apply during raids)

Title: Re: Internet censorship?
Post by: obesebear on 2009-07-27 05:03:56

Yikes.  Even if I was a big time corporation I would think twice before blocking /b/.  I mean seriously.  The worse that could happen is one of the suicidal freaks on there decides to take down an executive with him instead of a school.  Christ AT&T, can you really be this foolish?

Here's what will happen.  A HUGE fit will be raised over this and people WILL cancel their ISPs to switch to someone else.  This will lose a lot of business for AT&T in a still struggling economy and they will decide to unblock.   What dumbass thought blocking /b/ was a good idea? ? ? ?

Don't be sure you are so safe in Britain.  If this catches on here in the

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land of the free

you can bet all your marbles internet censorship will spread to you and other countries as well.

Title: Re: Internet censorship?
Post by: Prince Lex on 2009-07-27 05:11:27

That's total BS if it's true, if it's not and just a 4chan joke, then lol!

Seriously, if an ISP was going to block access to a site it should be this place (http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Main_Page/), it's even funnier than 4chan.

Title: Re: Internet censorship?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-07-27 05:17:57

It is true, but only /b/ and /r9k/ are affected.

And it seems that anons are firing their lazers, some more accurately than others.

Title: Re: Internet censorship?
Post by: Opine on 2009-07-28 14:28:45

This is very scary. Thanks for spreading the word.

Title: Re: Internet censorship?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2009-07-28 17:50:15

It seems that the big news corporations haven't said anything about this  :-o

BTW, AT&T have removed the block and are saying that this was a disproportionate response to DDoS attacks rather than an attempt at censorship (http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=26970).

Of course, it may be that they actually unblocked 4chan because got scared after lots of people threatened to get new ISPs, or after they saw the party van parked across the road. I won't comment on which I find more likely  :-D

Title: Re: Internet censorship?
Post by: Prince Lex on 2009-07-28 23:22:11

That'll be the latter, I think ^_^

Mwahahaha!!!!