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Verizon Blocks 4chan
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- jdietrich 17y agoI would not want to be a Verizon rep right now, nosiree. Given the scale of the shitstorm that kicked up when AT&T briefly blocked 4chan due to a DDoS, I can't see this ending well for anyone.
- jolie 17y agoThe dudes I talked to at the Network Repair Bureau said they'd been pretty slammed tonight. =/
- metamemetics 17y agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=128IR21ZQa0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=128IR21ZQa0 Time for Verizon to sell off any yellow vans, change its myspace password, and buy a dog
- chunkyslink 17y agoI can't believe there was a picture of an exploding van with a little caption saying 'demonstration' that could have been quite easily missed leaving you with the impression that Anonymous were blowing up vans. Unbelievable.
- olliesaunders 17y ago"[...] a secret website that requires you to remain anonymous"
- Zev 17y agoNot that its worth much, but it should be pointed out: The block is on Verizon's wireless (cellular data) network, not their FIOS or DSL networks.
- jolie 17y agoI'm wondering how long it'll stay that way, personally.
- Zev 17y agoI'd rather wait for more information to come out before deciding if I want to be outraged or not. For all we know, the block isn't targeted at 4chan specifically, but the IP's to try and fight a DDoS (which is, iirc, what happened with AT&T). Verizon's FIOS network might be able to handle the extra traffic from such an event, even if their wireless network can't. One interesting thought is: if a DDoS is the case, it might speak a bit about how the network would survive if Verizon got the iPhone.
- jolie 17y agoYah, I mentioned the DDoS issue in my post and in an email to moot. We'll see what happens.
- benatkin 17y agoIf you wait for more info to come out, there's a good chance you'll wait until it's too late. Who am I kidding? Donating $50 to the EFF is probably worth 50 hours of complaining online, with my limited reach. BTW, I just donated that $50. :)
- Zev 17y agoIf you wait for more info to come out, there's a good chance you'll wait until it's too late. By all means, jump to conclusions about events based on preformed opinions about a company. I won't stop you. But excuse me for not jumping down after you ;)
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- jolie 17y agoI'm continuing to update this post as I get information... stay tuned!
- tlrobinson 17y ago"A Verizon NRB rep said their center has been deluged with phone calls" Didn't see that coming.
- kprobst 17y agoThis will surely end well. gets popcorn
- zitterbewegung 17y agoI'm guessing verizon blocked it because there was a attack directed at 4chan or something is fishy and they are attacking from verizons network.
- jolie 17y agoFrom Verizon/s wireless network, though? It just doesn't make too much sense right now. I got email replies from Verizon PR - they said they were looking into it - and from Moot, who said it'd taken him, the friggin' site owner, HOURS to get Verizon to even acknowledge the block was on their end. Far be it from me to defend the home of the /b/, but really? You block a dude's entire website and you don't tell him why? That's really strange to me.
- albertsun 17y agoSite loads fine on my Verizon Wireless Droid.