Censorship by your ISP

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11916

Saw this and thought of you!

http://timesonline.typepad.com/technology/2009/07/att-takes-%20on-4chan-everyone-stand-back.html

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AT&T takes on 4chan - everyone stand back

It is not clear yet why exactly but it seems AT&T, the biggest phone company in America and one of the biggest internet service providers, is blocking part of 4chan. For the unititiated 4chan is the influential, wildly popular and often deeply distasteful web community that gave the world rickrolling and LOLcats

Users of AT&T's DSL internet access across many states in the US are reporting that they are being blocked from the infamous /b/ message board in what appears to be an act of internet censorship by the phone company. This started today Sunday and no one has yet been able to get any official confirmation out of AT&T as to why.

Moot, the founder of 4chan, has confirmed AT&T is filtering/blocking the site.

AT&T must have its reasons - it surely knows that going after the most expert and vindictive group of internet hackers would mean all-out war. There is already much talk and organising on the message boards of how to fight back. It will be interesting to watch what happens next and if I were an AT&T executive I would be a little nervous right now.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12356

Don't AT&T control something like 25% of America's net access?

They'd better fix it, and get a spokesman to make a statement saying it was an automatic filtering error in some new software they were trying out. Quick.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10194

"Most expert." Heh.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:25

It is a pity they can't electrify keyboards remotely to fry anybody who posts there.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Storm in a teacup. AT&T have already confirmed it was a short-term measure to block a DDoS attack (done with the blessing of the 4chan admin) and have removed the restriction already.

Statement from a different ISP who did the same thing:
http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:25

Bobbyaro wrote:

It is not clear yet why exactly

It's because 4chan has been under a large scale DDOS attack for weeks, and the fallout from this has crippled bits of peoples networks - apparently the only way to stop this is to reject traffic to or from their address.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:26

Has anyone told the Times that Michael Jackson's dead?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:28

He's not dead, he's resting.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:28

No, he's dead.

Will rise again though.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:29

Dimrill wrote:

He's not dead, he's resting.

In a cofin full of earth??

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:29

He's tired and shagged out from a long squawk.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:29

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

He's not dead, he's resting.

In a cofin full of earth??

A what now?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

Dimrill wrote:

He's not dead, he's resting.

Alright, if he's resting, I'll wake him up!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:31

kalmar wrote:

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

He's not dead, he's resting.

In a cofin full of earth??

A what now?

Like a Coffin bit spelt incorrectly..

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:32

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

Like a Coffin bit spelt incorrectly..

I guessed that, but full of earth? Really?

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:33

Maybe they didn't put the lid on.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:35

Craster wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

He's not dead, he's resting.

Alright, if he's resting, I'll wake him up!

ello Jacko! *bang bang* I've got a nice 10 year old for you Mr Jacko Paedo!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 13:07

kalmar wrote:

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

Like a Coffin bit spelt incorrectly..

I guessed that, but full of earth? Really?

Don't vampires need earth from their couintry of origin? Thinking back to Bram Stoker's version.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 13:10

There's something about that, yes.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12356

Grim... wrote:

There's something about that, yes.

You cannot move over [flowing] water without being in a coffin full of earth.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 13:14

Glad I remembered corectly..

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 13:16

Gives a new meaning to Earth Song at least.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

They'll release a post-mortem single of him singing that, with Bridge Over Troubled Water as a b-side.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 13:38

Mr Russell wrote:

Grim... wrote:

There's something about that, yes.

You cannot move over [flowing] water without being in a coffin full of earth.

But he's a zombie, not a vampire!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 13:40

Craster wrote:

They'll release a post-mortem single of him singing that, with Bridge Over Troubled Water as a b-side.

I hope there's a hidden track of EVP where it's him screaming "aaaaaaaRRRRRRRGGHHH!! I AM IN HELLL!!!! AAARARATRGGHGAGGAHAGAHHGAH!!!" for.. ooh... 45 minutes.

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