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Spark managing director Simon Moutter: >Our Spark security experts are working hard to close off the websites attempting to distribute the hateful stuff origin
by r721 8y ago
Spark managing director Simon Moutter:
>Our Spark security experts are working hard to close off the websites attempting to distribute the hateful stuff originating from the perpetrators of the massacre in Christchurch. We hope it causes minimal inconvenience to legitimate internet use by our customers.
https://twitter.com/simonmoutter/status/1106418640167952385 https://twitter.com/simonmoutter/status/1106418640167952385
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago"working hard to close off ..." Suggests ongoing and continuous effort, but that thread suggests it's a simple DNS blackhole. I imagine they added the domain(s) to their blacklist and flushed the cache (or removed specific entries). And this doesn't prevent access. Sounds like using a tragedy for marketing. Maybe I'm being too cynical?
- lostlogin 8y agoYou can’t be too cynical. If you aren’t already aware, Spark was part of Telecom before the NZ government broke it up. The then CEO controversially described using confusion as a marketing strategy. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10380894 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&...