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Gozer · 07-27-2009, 05:08 PM

And so it begins....AT&T Blocks 4chan

Background:
4chan is an image based message-board, similar to Off Topic in the same sense FoI is similar to HF. /b/ is one sub-board, and is known for its moral depravity. Described as the "butthole of the internet" and my few trips there absolutely confirm this description. Not safe for anybody.

link: (1st website probably frowned on by corporate IT types)
EDIT - Site HIGHLY NSFW: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/AT%26T_Blocks_4chan
http://www.pcworld.com/article/16907...nets_nest.html

At&t statment:
"Beginning Friday, an AT&T customer was impacted by a denial-of-service attack stemming from IP addresses connected to img.4chan.org. To prevent this attack from disrupting service for the impacted AT&T customer, and to prevent the attack from spreading to impact our other customers, AT&T temporarily blocked access to the IP addresses in question for our customers. This action was in no way related to the content at img.4chan.org; our focus was on protecting our customers from malicious traffic.

Overnight Sunday, after we determined the denial-of-service threat no longer existed, AT&T removed the block on the IP addresses in question. We will continue to monitor for denial-of-service activity and any malicious traffic to protect our customers."

Edit to clarify: I suspect AT&T is lying, and saying this is related to protecting individual users (which may be true) as step one in...

Sounds like step one in censoring 4chan from "civilized" internet. While if there is a site that deserves censorship, 4chan is it, I am staunchly opposed to any censorship by an ISP.

Anyone else hear about this?

07-27-2009, 05:08 PM	#1
Gozer Not the one... Join Date: Feb 2008 Exp:	Internet Censorship And so it begins....AT&T Blocks 4chan Background: 4chan is an image based message-board, similar to Off Topic in the same sense FoI is similar to HF. /b/ is one sub-board, and is known for its moral depravity. Described as the "butthole of the internet" and my few trips there absolutely confirm this description. Not safe for anybody. link: (1st website probably frowned on by corporate IT types) EDIT - Site HIGHLY NSFW: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/AT%26T_Blocks_4chan http://www.pcworld.com/article/16907...nets_nest.html At&t statment: "Beginning Friday, an AT&T customer was impacted by a denial-of-service attack stemming from IP addresses connected to img.4chan.org. To prevent this attack from disrupting service for the impacted AT&T customer, and to prevent the attack from spreading to impact our other customers, AT&T temporarily blocked access to the IP addresses in question for our customers. This action was in no way related to the content at img.4chan.org; our focus was on protecting our customers from malicious traffic. Overnight Sunday, after we determined the denial-of-service threat no longer existed, AT&T removed the block on the IP addresses in question. We will continue to monitor for denial-of-service activity and any malicious traffic to protect our customers." Edit to clarify: I suspect AT&T is lying, and saying this is related to protecting individual users (which may be true) as step one in... Sounds like step one in censoring 4chan from "civilized" internet. While if there is a site that deserves censorship, 4chan is it, I am staunchly opposed to any censorship by an ISP. Anyone else hear about this? __________________ There's always two sides to an argument, and it's always a tie. Last edited by Gozer; 07-27-2009 at 05:24 PM.