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First, they came for 4chan. But I didn't go to 4chan.

sailormoon 17y ago
"The canary in the coal mine just died!" "That's OK, I hate canaries anyway"
tsally 17y ago
I'm pretty sure they are capable of defending themselves. Wouldn't want to be an AT&T exec right now. Not saying its justified, but their past behavior speaks to what probably will happen.
- blazamos 17y ago
  4chan is unprofitable/barely profitable (depends on the month). The only way they can legally defend themselves is through the generosity of a third-party (EFF). Or just hack AT&T into oblivion.
  - vaksel 17y ago
    when people say 4chan, they don't mean 4chan the company, they mean the thousands of people with skills to make your life a living hell.
    - jonny_noog 17y ago
      Indeed. They usually mean ... * cue dramatic music * ... Anonymous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29 Though I'm not sure if I would go so far as to say "the thousands of people with skills to make your life a living hell", I would probably have said "the thousands of people with the time to make your life a living hell". I don't think many of them are that skilled.
    - tsally 17y ago
      Also, because of their antics, they have the ability to generate a large amount of press. This is probably more important than any actual damage they could do.
    - adrianwaj 17y ago
      How would someone, for example make MJ's dad's life a living hell via 4chan?
  - NathanKP 17y ago
    "Or just hack AT&T into oblivion." I'm sure that it has already begun. ;)
- praptak 17y ago
  "Not saying its justified, but their past behavior speaks to what probably will happen." You mean that a moderate number of folks in goofy outfits will gather near AT&T headquaters? Scary indeed.
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thunk 17y ago
Then they laugh at you. Oh, wait...
forsaken 17y ago
Context: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came... First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me-- and there was no one left to speak out for me.
- tlrobinson 17y ago
  http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/94pf2/att_is_now_blocking_all_access_to_img4chanorg/c0bf5ak http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/94pf2/att_is_now...
potatolicious 17y ago
Actually, there is now a fairly plausible rumor (that I can't source unfortunately) that 4chan was banned due to the sheer amount of traffic passing through AT&T from zombies trying to DDoS 4chan. Hanlon's Razor wins again?
- smokinn 17y ago
  Here's where I read it: http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html
smokinn 17y ago
Is it really censorship though? This guy thinks it was probably ACK scan reports: http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html

"The canary in the coal mine just died!" "That's OK, I hate canaries anyway"

I'm pretty sure they are capable of defending themselves. Wouldn't want to be an AT&T exec right now. Not saying its justified, but their past behavior speaks to what probably will happen.

blazamos 17y ago
4chan is unprofitable/barely profitable (depends on the month). The only way they can legally defend themselves is through the generosity of a third-party (EFF). Or just hack AT&T into oblivion.
- vaksel 17y ago
  when people say 4chan, they don't mean 4chan the company, they mean the thousands of people with skills to make your life a living hell.
  - jonny_noog 17y ago
    Indeed. They usually mean ... * cue dramatic music * ... Anonymous. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_%28group%29 Though I'm not sure if I would go so far as to say "the thousands of people with skills to make your life a living hell", I would probably have said "the thousands of people with the time to make your life a living hell". I don't think many of them are that skilled.
  - tsally 17y ago
    Also, because of their antics, they have the ability to generate a large amount of press. This is probably more important than any actual damage they could do.
  - adrianwaj 17y ago
    How would someone, for example make MJ's dad's life a living hell via 4chan?
- NathanKP 17y ago
  "Or just hack AT&T into oblivion." I'm sure that it has already begun. ;)
praptak 17y ago
"Not saying its justified, but their past behavior speaks to what probably will happen." You mean that a moderate number of folks in goofy outfits will gather near AT&T headquaters? Scary indeed.

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thunk 17y ago

Then they laugh at you. Oh, wait...

forsaken 17y ago

Context: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came... First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me-- and there was no one left to speak out for me.

tlrobinson 17y ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/94pf2/att_is_now_blocking_all_access_to_img4chanorg/c0bf5ak http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/94pf2/att_is_now...

potatolicious 17y ago

Actually, there is now a fairly plausible rumor (that I can't source unfortunately) that 4chan was banned due to the sheer amount of traffic passing through AT&T from zombies trying to DDoS 4chan. Hanlon's Razor wins again?

smokinn 17y ago
Here's where I read it: http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html

smokinn 17y ago

Is it really censorship though? This guy thinks it was probably ACK scan reports: http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg19609.html