Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Pissed-on Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:06:05 PM
Post by: Pissed-on Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:06:05 PM
http://stormen.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/att-blocks-4chan/
In my opinion, if it's true, then good riddance. They'll bitch and moan, spew out another couple thousand memes, and hold gay protests in their fucking V for Vendetta masks outside of AT&T offices. And that's all that'll happen.
In my opinion, if it's true, then good riddance. They'll bitch and moan, spew out another couple thousand memes, and hold gay protests in their fucking V for Vendetta masks outside of AT&T offices. And that's all that'll happen.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Pin Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:08:09 PM
Post by: Pin Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:08:09 PM
In America this technically breaks the first amendment, does it not?
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: camoclock is a great man on July 27, 2009, 02:08:19 PM
Post by: camoclock is a great man on July 27, 2009, 02:08:19 PM
Way to read your own article
QuoteUPDATED 8: According to CentralGadget, 4chan is now UNBLOCKED by AT&T. AT&T says they were «following the practices of their policy department», but that they have restored network-wide access to all areas of 4chan. Shitstorm averted? Also, according to CentralGadget, 4chan is currently down «due to a large DDOS attack, affecting most of 4chan’s servers.» This appears unrelated to the AT&T blockade, but may have been triggered by the high-profile attention that 4chan has received during the past 24 hours.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: MonsterMunch on July 27, 2009, 02:08:23 PM
Post by: MonsterMunch on July 27, 2009, 02:08:23 PM
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Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Thunderbolt on July 27, 2009, 02:09:07 PM
Post by: Thunderbolt on July 27, 2009, 02:09:07 PM
4chan = the devil
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: MonsterMunch on July 27, 2009, 02:09:11 PM
Post by: MonsterMunch on July 27, 2009, 02:09:11 PM
Quote from: Light Pin;1630588In America this technically breaks the first amendment, does it not?
America doesn't own the internet though
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Kombucha on July 27, 2009, 02:09:42 PM
Post by: Kombucha on July 27, 2009, 02:09:42 PM
QuoteUPDATED 8: According to CentralGadget, 4chan is now UNBLOCKED by AT&T.Dang
Edit: fuk u camo
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Pissed-on Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:10:11 PM
Post by: Pissed-on Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:10:11 PM
whoops lol
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: camoclock is a great man on July 27, 2009, 02:11:40 PM
Post by: camoclock is a great man on July 27, 2009, 02:11:40 PM
Quote from: Kombucha Lite;1630594Dang
Edit: fuk u camo
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: RomanClock on July 27, 2009, 02:22:40 PM
Post by: RomanClock on July 27, 2009, 02:22:40 PM
Quote from: Light Pin;1630588In America this technically breaks the first amendment, does it not?
No it doesn't.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 27, 2009, 02:24:49 PM
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 27, 2009, 02:24:49 PM
I wish it had remained blocked.
Those kids that post in /b/ need to find something better to do.
Those kids that post in /b/ need to find something better to do.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 27, 2009, 02:25:54 PM
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 27, 2009, 02:25:54 PM
Quote from: RomanClock;1630604No it doesn't.ie;
It only protects Freedom of Speech against the Government, not private businesses.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: BinaryClock on July 27, 2009, 02:27:22 PM
Post by: BinaryClock on July 27, 2009, 02:27:22 PM
I'm surprised that this sort of thing didn't happen earlier.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Sinister Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:39:31 PM
Post by: Sinister Clock on July 27, 2009, 02:39:31 PM
Fuck you guys. Internet censorship is bad anywhere. Also America doesn't own the internet but I'm pretty sure AT&T is based in America, the internet isn't some lawless wasteland you know.
But anyway, the reason they blocked them was because their customers were DDOSing 4chan and using a shit load of bandwidth, so instead of limiting the access to the DDOSers they block 4chan?
But anyway, the reason they blocked them was because their customers were DDOSing 4chan and using a shit load of bandwidth, so instead of limiting the access to the DDOSers they block 4chan?
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Sombra on July 27, 2009, 02:54:45 PM
Post by: Sombra on July 27, 2009, 02:54:45 PM
Quote from: Dark Sinister On Fire;1630621But anyway, the reason they blocked them was because their customers were DDOSing 4chan and using a shit load of bandwidth, so instead of limiting the access to the DDOSers they block 4chan?
As I understand it a DDoS is orchestrated from a botnet meaning one person fires up a bunch of infected computers owned by your average less-than computer savvy person that somehow downloaded a trojan or virus or whatever, which allows the hacker remote access to their computer. Blocking 4chan entirely would seem to be the easiest solution in this case if you can't really narrow down any profile, basically anyone dumb enough to download suspicious material on the internet.
edit: note I'm not condoning using tactics like blocking an entire website for this reason I'm just giving what I think AT&T's reasoning behind this is.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Topcatyo on July 27, 2009, 02:56:51 PM
Post by: Topcatyo on July 27, 2009, 02:56:51 PM
Yeah, somehow I don't think censoring the Internet is a good thing. It opens up more possibilities. It's not good in any way.
At least they unblocked it.
At least they unblocked it.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Thunderbolt on July 27, 2009, 02:57:12 PM
Post by: Thunderbolt on July 27, 2009, 02:57:12 PM
Quote from: Dark Rum;1630641As I understand it a DDoS is orchestrated from a botnet meaning one person fires up a bunch of infected computers owned by your average less-than computer savvy person that somehow downloaded a trojan or virus or whatever, which allows the hacker remote access to their computer. Blocking 4chan entirely would seem to be the easiest solution in this case if you can't really narrow down any profile, basically anyone dumb enough to download suspicious material on the internet.4chan kids are dumb
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Sinister Clock on July 27, 2009, 03:01:05 PM
Post by: Sinister Clock on July 27, 2009, 03:01:05 PM
Quote from: Light Thunderbolt;16306464chan kids are dumb
It's not 4chan. It's other people who download trojans who are used by people who hate 4chan to DDOS it.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Steve on July 27, 2009, 03:01:41 PM
Post by: Steve on July 27, 2009, 03:01:41 PM
Sounds like a blast.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Steve on July 27, 2009, 03:03:55 PM
Post by: Steve on July 27, 2009, 03:03:55 PM
btw whats the point in downing 4chan, anyway? nothing of value will ever be lost by it going down
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: DWARFINATORclock on July 27, 2009, 03:10:24 PM
Post by: DWARFINATORclock on July 27, 2009, 03:10:24 PM
Blocking access to sites is gay and very 1984.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Lapua on July 28, 2009, 12:29:54 AM
Post by: Lapua on July 28, 2009, 12:29:54 AM
Well I don't know anything about scriptkiddies and fail websites, but I do think kittens are simply adorable!
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 12:59:50 AM
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 12:59:50 AM
So am I right in assuming most of you guys don't care about Net Neutrality at all? If so I am very ashamed.
Either way AT&T did not block img.4chan.org as a means of censorship, but as a security measure. Albeit it was a hasty and not well thought out, I'd like to think they were going to remove the block after the DDOSing stopped, or they found a better solution. They failed to realize the 4chan user base would overreact to something like this.
Either way AT&T did not block img.4chan.org as a means of censorship, but as a security measure. Albeit it was a hasty and not well thought out, I'd like to think they were going to remove the block after the DDOSing stopped, or they found a better solution. They failed to realize the 4chan user base would overreact to something like this.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Odo on July 28, 2009, 01:28:16 AM
Post by: Odo on July 28, 2009, 01:28:16 AM
Quote from: LarryDavidClock;1631154So am I right in assuming most of you guys don't care about Net Neutrality at all? If so I am very ashamed.
Either way AT&T did not block img.4chan.org as a means of censorship, but as a security measure. Albeit it was a hasty and not well thought out, I'd like to think they were going to remove the block after the DDOSing stopped, or they found a better solution. They failed to realize the 4chan user base would overreact to something like this.
Net Neutrality's important, but it can't last forever. In Australia (MY HOEM) the government's currently developing a mandatory internet filter that will block all X and R rated material. It doesn't matter if you're an adult and you are legally allowed to look at pronz, because a poor child could type 'tits' in google on your machine and be scarred for life.
Of course there's no way that this will be put into effect, seeing as literally no one in parliament besides the ALP supports the idea. Thank you Kevin Rudd, for wasting millions of tax dollars in a failed attempt to limit our freedom.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Topcatyo on July 28, 2009, 01:33:32 AM
Post by: Topcatyo on July 28, 2009, 01:33:32 AM
Quote from: LEMMY;1631176Net Neutrality's important, but it can't last forever.As older politicians leave and make way for newer politicians who are more knowledgeable about that strange fad called The Internets, Net Neutrality stands a better chance as they will (I hope) try to work on ways to make things better for it rather than try and get rid of it.
I don't know if, when newspapers die out, that will help with Net Neutrality or hurt it, though.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 01:34:54 AM
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 01:34:54 AM
/b/ isn't the only board on 4chan. It is only the worst, most popular, and as a result loudest board. 4chan still has many quality boards when you ignore /b/.
Although I can see how it would be hard to ignore part of a site you've never been on except to find proof for your preconceived notions.
Although I can see how it would be hard to ignore part of a site you've never been on except to find proof for your preconceived notions.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: RomanClock on July 28, 2009, 02:00:32 AM
Post by: RomanClock on July 28, 2009, 02:00:32 AM
Government should not touch the internet.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 02:20:48 AM
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 02:20:48 AM
Quote from: RomanClock;1631209Government should not touch the internet.
Yeah, I want more child porn sites too.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: RomanClock on July 28, 2009, 02:36:53 AM
Post by: RomanClock on July 28, 2009, 02:36:53 AM
Quote from: ЯOHT ʞЯA◖;1631218Yeah, I want more child porn sites too.
I'm pretty sure that was illegal before the internet.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 02:39:23 AM
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 02:39:23 AM
Quote from: RomanClock;1631234I'm pretty sure that was illegal before the internet.I'm pretty sure that wouldn't matter if the government couldn't enforce the law because they stayed out of the internet.
EDIT: In the end, being arrested for going to a website is pretty much the same thing as just blocking the website.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Odo on July 28, 2009, 02:43:33 AM
Post by: Odo on July 28, 2009, 02:43:33 AM
Quote from: ЯOHT ʞЯA◖;1631236I'm pretty sure that wouldn't matter if the government couldn't enforce the law because they stayed out of the internet.
idk if ur trollin but u best be since this thread is about censorship not cp
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 02:47:23 AM
Post by: Thor on July 28, 2009, 02:47:23 AM
Quote from: LEMMY;1631239idk if ur trollin but u best be since this thread is about censorship not cp
Uh yeah and I was making the point that child porn is censored in our country so that's proof that the government is at this very time censoring the internet. I used CP as an example because everybody knows it's illegal
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 05:29:01 AM
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 05:29:01 AM
Quote from: ЯOHT ʞЯA◖;1631243Uh yeah and I was making the point that child porn is censored in our country so that's proof that the government is at this very time censoring the internet. I used CP as an example because everybody knows it's illegal
They don't arrest people for visiting those cp websites as much as they arrest them for downloading it. I would say it is less censoring the internet and more arresting people that help create a market for child porn by owning the pictures.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Fireman on July 28, 2009, 05:49:09 AM
Post by: Fireman on July 28, 2009, 05:49:09 AM
Quote from: Pissed-on Clock;1630586V for Vendetta masks
this made me laugh.
haven't you heard of Guy Fawkes?
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: l1fty on July 28, 2009, 06:26:20 AM
Post by: l1fty on July 28, 2009, 06:26:20 AM
i like going to 4chan
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 06:30:06 AM
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 06:30:06 AM
Quote from: arneklok;1631356i like going to 4chan
Was the last bit of blasphemy he ever uttered, right before he was hurled into the pit of flaming used tampons.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Odo on July 28, 2009, 06:59:20 AM
Post by: Odo on July 28, 2009, 06:59:20 AM
Quote from: ButtplugClock;1631357Was the last bit of blasphemy he ever uttered, right before he was hurled into the pit of flaming used tampons.
I understand it's cool to hate 4chan but Thor was right about some other boards being decent.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Fireman on July 28, 2009, 07:49:11 AM
Post by: Fireman on July 28, 2009, 07:49:11 AM
yeah didn't you guys know that /b/ is just there for everyone to shit up and most of the sfw boards are the ones that people go to for an enjoyable internet experience.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: joliet_jane on July 28, 2009, 10:16:32 AM
Post by: joliet_jane on July 28, 2009, 10:16:32 AM
After all these years Ma Bell's the same as she always was
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Sinister Clock on July 28, 2009, 10:29:22 AM
Post by: Sinister Clock on July 28, 2009, 10:29:22 AM
The best forum on 4chan is /d/
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: camoclock is a great man on July 28, 2009, 10:35:42 AM
Post by: camoclock is a great man on July 28, 2009, 10:35:42 AM
Quote from: Dark Sinister On Fire;1631462The best forum on 4chan is /d/
Quoted for dot
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: SpongeClock SquarePants on July 28, 2009, 10:39:54 AM
Post by: SpongeClock SquarePants on July 28, 2009, 10:39:54 AM
Quote from: DWARFINATOR;1630661Blocking access to sites is gay and very 1984.
plus its not really up to my internet provider to decide what i want to watch
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 28, 2009, 01:48:54 PM
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 28, 2009, 01:48:54 PM
Quote from: NEUTRAL FIREMAN;1631338this made me laugh.SAME FUCKING THING
haven't you heard of Guy Fawkes?
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:15:30 PM
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:15:30 PM
  ▲
▲▲ newfags can't triforce
▲▲ newfags can't triforce
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:17:09 PM
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:17:09 PM
.▲
▲▲ Orly then? I bet I can. But 4chan gets annoying.
▲▲ Orly then? I bet I can. But 4chan gets annoying.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:18:01 PM
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:18:01 PM
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Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:26:50 PM
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:26:50 PM
also the game
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: PirateClock on July 28, 2009, 04:34:38 PM
Post by: PirateClock on July 28, 2009, 04:34:38 PM
You can dislike 4chan all you want but this is still censorship and that is always a bad thing.
Fuck, i just lost it.
Quote from: Slurpee the White;1631850also the game
Fuck, i just lost it.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Thunderbolt on July 28, 2009, 04:35:24 PM
Post by: Thunderbolt on July 28, 2009, 04:35:24 PM
Quote from: Slurpee the White;1631850also the gameyou lost too
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:36:24 PM
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:36:24 PM
Quote from: Jefferson Twilight;1631865You can dislike 4chan all you want but this is still censorship and that is always a bad thing.Not to Televison. My brother (who is five) watches shitloads of MA shows.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 04:36:38 PM
Post by: buttplug on July 28, 2009, 04:36:38 PM
Quote from: Dark Sinister On Fire;1631462The best forum on 4chan is /d/
Gotta get my GTS bro.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: PirateClock on July 28, 2009, 04:36:55 PM
Post by: PirateClock on July 28, 2009, 04:36:55 PM
Quote from: DarkMenWithoutHats;1631873Not to Televison. My brother (who is five) watches shitloads of MA shows.Great, i have no idea what that means.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:37:27 PM
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:37:27 PM
I accidentally a thread about 4chan. is this bad?
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:38:01 PM
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:38:01 PM
Quote from: Jefferson Twilight;1631875Great, i have no idea what that means.My point exactly. -.~
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 28, 2009, 04:38:38 PM
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 28, 2009, 04:38:38 PM
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Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:39:42 PM
Post by: Faygo on July 28, 2009, 04:39:42 PM
Quote from: LIGHT Etch A Sketch;1631883Am I a meme yet?No. You won't ever be a meme.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:51:20 PM
Post by: Slurpee on July 28, 2009, 04:51:20 PM
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Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Exclamation Mark on July 28, 2009, 05:20:58 PM
Post by: Exclamation Mark on July 28, 2009, 05:20:58 PM
Quote from: Slurpee the White;1631879I accidentally a thread about 4chan. is this bad?The entire thing?
E: Actually this whole problem was due to anontalk being so I'm a edgy teen and trying to DDOS 4chan and AT&T blocked access to img.4chan.org to prevent that from happening as it was taking so much bandwidth.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Kavinel on July 28, 2009, 11:54:31 PM
Post by: Kavinel on July 28, 2009, 11:54:31 PM
cool
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: KelpClock on July 29, 2009, 12:02:05 AM
Post by: KelpClock on July 29, 2009, 12:02:05 AM
fuck U
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Fireman on July 29, 2009, 01:55:16 AM
Post by: Fireman on July 29, 2009, 01:55:16 AM
Quote from: LIGHT Etch A Sketch;1631582SAME FUCKING THING
not really, calling it a v for vendetta mask is just plain old silly.
calling it a guy fawkes mask is the proper thing to do.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: ToyotaClock on July 29, 2009, 03:04:55 AM
Post by: ToyotaClock on July 29, 2009, 03:04:55 AM
Quote from: Actually ThDrk;1630644Yeah, somehow I don't think censoring the Internet is a good thing. It opens up more possibilities. It's not good in any way.
At least they unblocked it.
Sorry guys, but in the real world, we don't want this kind of limitation on our already tragically limited civil liberties. It may sound badass in the Clock Crew to say "good riddance" because 4chan is a shit website, but in reality, that's not a desirable precedent for AT&T to set.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 29, 2009, 03:30:37 PM
Post by: EtchASketchClock on July 29, 2009, 03:30:37 PM
Quote from: ToyotaClock;1632240Sorry guys, but in the real world, we don't want this kind of limitation on our already tragically limited civil liberties. It may sound badass in the Clock Crew to say "good riddance" because 4chan is a shit website, but in reality, that's not a desirable precedent for AT&T to set.There was a reason behind it blocking 4chan.
Seeing how no other site gets DDoS'd as often as 4chan, there is no room for AT&T to go Internet Nazi and start blocking random sites.
Title: AT&T Blocks 4chan?
Post by: Soup Clock on July 29, 2009, 03:37:04 PM
Post by: Soup Clock on July 29, 2009, 03:37:04 PM
Even as a part-time channer I really don't care. I have Verizon anyway.