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The argument, as I understand it, is as follows: First, how QAnon and 8chan are made available: 1. QAnon and 8chan are connected to the internet through Vanwa
by jdlshore 6y ago
The argument, as I understand it, is as follows:
First, how QAnon and 8chan are made available:
1. QAnon and 8chan are connected to the internet through VanwaTech in Washington state.
2. VanwaTech's sole connection to the internet is DDoS-Guard in Russia.
4. DDoS-Guard relies on CoreSite in Los Angeles to provide "more reliable" US access to its sites.
Second, how that availability is at risk:
1. DDoS-Guard is home to a large number of cybercrime-related sites, and also to Hamas' online presence.
2. Hamas is a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization (SDGT).
3. In the US, it's illegal to provide "money, goods or services" to SDGTs, even unknowingly. Penalties are severe.
4. Given the risks of being even peripherally involved with SGDTs, CoreSite may choose to stop providing services to DDoS-Guard.
5. If CoreSite stops providing services to DDoS-Guard, QAnon and 8chan "may become more difficult to reach."
In other words, DDoS-Guard's association with Hamas may cause DDoS-Guard's US partner to stop doing business with them, which would make it difficult to access QAnon and 8chan websites.