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> 4chan hosts it's own server: — how could it? ISPs could just drop their customers' traffic to that server. This happens all the time and has happened to 4cha
by dmurray 6y ago
> 4chan hosts it's own server: — how could it?
ISPs could just drop their customers' traffic to that server. This happens all the time and has happened to 4chan before.
Or they could go further and refuse to peer with any ISP that doesn't block 4chan, or lobby to have the government compel ISPs to block it, likely on think-of-the-children or think-of-the-terrorism grounds.
Self hosting definitely isn't some magic way of preventing all censorship.
- scythe 6y agoA coordinated effort by ISPs to ban a website will absolutely invite regulatory interest. If they can ban 4chan, why can't we make them ban [...]?
- h_anna_h 6y agoIt already happens in the UK using the IWF list. Wikipedia was blocked for a while there due to it.
- ntsplnkv2 6y ago> Self hosting definitely isn't some magic way of preventing all censorship. There is no perfect pill. People who self host have higher protections than those that don't.
- vbezhenar 6y agoJust use VPN or Tor. My country blocks lots of websites, so VPN is routine thing for me. I recommend wireguard.
- marvin 6y agoThat's a decent workaround if you're technical and stubborn, but there needs to be a solution for this that's available for everyone with just a few clicks.
- Dma54rhs 6y agoYou won't be able to post on 4chan and probably many other anonymous communities while on vpn unless a friend of your sets it up from a residential ip. With TOR you have to hire someone to fill captchas just to read things.
- canofbars 6y agoMy mobile internet provider actually did this for about a year after the New Zeeland shooting. Was quite annoying and I considered switching to another company because I quite enjoyed shitposting about bicycles on /t/