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AT&T Supposedly Blocking 4Chan

AprecheApreche
edited July 2009 in Technology
The rumor on the Interwebs is that AT&T is blocking 4Chan. Let the craziness begin.

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  • WalkerWalker
    It's always fun to watch the internet shitstorm when something happens to 4chan.
  • ChurbaChurba
    The rumor on the Interwebs is that AT&T; is blocking 4Chan. Let the craziness begin.
    I shall be watching this closely, mostly for the enormous entertainment potential inherent in such a stupid action.
  • NeitoNeito
    As I said on Twitter: "Oh no! Now where will I get my transexual anime lolicon porn?".

    But jokes aside, this is bullshit. Even if 100% of 4chan was illegal pornography, it's not AT&T's job to police the internet.
  • Loganator456Loganator456
    Agreed. I lose more and more respect for AT&T every day.
  • IlmarinenIlmarinen
    edited July 2009
    Uhh... it's not true. I have AT&T, and I just opened up 4chan just fine.

    EDIT: I think they might be blocking /b/. Because it doesn't work, but other boards do.
    Post edited by Ilmarinen on
  • OmnutiaOmnutia
    This doesn't seem to be a blanket block according to Google news.
  • GeoGeo
    Well I say good riddance since 4chan was hive of scum and evil to begin with. They did have child pornography distribution on it which is against the law. But....this is not the way to go about it. Also, who gave AT&T the rights and permission to do this stuff?
  • lackofcheeselackofcheese
    Also, who gave AT&T; the rights and permission to do this stuff?
    No one needed to.
  • ChurbaChurba
    They did have child pornography distribution on it which is against the law.
    Well, Yes and no to this point - The occasional CP peddler does pop up, but they are very, very rapidly smacked down, permabanned, and are lucky to not have 3/4 of 4chan coming down on them like a ton of anonymous bricks. Most people into that sorta stuff have learned to stay right the fuck away from 4chan.
  • NeitoNeito
    Well I say good riddance since 4chan was hive of scum and evil to begin with.
    /b/ != all of 4chan. /b/ is a pit of evil, but most of the other boards are fairly good. /po/ is one of the few places to reliably get Papercraft patterns. /g/ has some fairly good discussions of technology. /f/ has things that aren't porn sometimes. /v/ keeps the 14 year old teabaggers off of Something Awful, etc.
  • Loganator456Loganator456
    Indeed, a lot of 4chan isn't crap, and whenever there's a CP peddler (to use Churba's term ^_^), they are banned fairly quickly.
  • ΣπεκωσποκΣπεκωσποκ
    It seems there's only a /b/ block, from what people are saying. I only mildly disagree with it, because regardless of any free speech and whatnot argument, AT&T were completely within their rights to do this. Don't like it? Connect through someone else. It sets a bad precedent, but it's one that has existed since the dawn of the Internet, but just hasn't been at the forefront of people's minds. Besides, ISPs selectively deny access to a whole host of IP addresses/websites/etc . What makes those any different than /b/?

    Finally, you can get around it by connecting through a different DNS server or through a proxy server. If you're at all semi-tech-savvy, it's trivial to get past the ISP blocks.
  • gomidoggomidog
    edited July 2009
    So, what's worse about /b/ that made AT&T; block it instead of any other site with horrible porn on it? Sure /b/ is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, but I always got the impression that it was more about dada-ish pranks, randomness, and trolling furries than anything else. Full of shit cockery, sure, but 4-chan's official stance is no kiddie porn.

    It just seems a bit arbitrary that 4-chan would be blocked, but other similarly smutty image boards wouldn't.
    Well, Yes and no to this point - The occasional CP peddler does pop up, but they are very, very rapidly smacked down, permabanned, and are lucky to not have 3/4 of 4chan coming down on them like a ton of anonymous bricks. Most people into that sorta stuff have learned to stay right the fuck away from 4chan.
    I know, right? It's a fool who tries to pull that rotten crud on 4-chan. As twisted as the community is, there's sort of an honor among thieves. (They actually hate that sort of thing. They also "hate" furries, but that's only because they get such a good reaction when they pick on them.)
    Post edited by gomidog on
  • NeitoNeito
    The new claim is that 4chan is blocked because of DDoS attacks going to it through AT&T;'s servers. The two boards that are blocked are on the same server (img.4chan.org), so it may be true.
  • aresefaresef
    This should end well.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    edited July 2009
    No one needed to.
    AT&T; were completely within their rights to do this.
    Actually, if they're are a class 2 ISP like most ISPs in the country, this would be illegal. Class 2 ISPs in a nutshell have no responsibility nor right to police content. They can police bandwidth usage, which backs up the the DDoS story.
    Post edited by George Patches on
  • gomidoggomidog
    Yes, DDoS makes a lot more sense than "/b/ is abhorrent in our eyes!"
  • loltsundereloltsundere
    I can't wait for the backlash.
  • WalkerWalker
    I can't wait for the /b/acklash.
    I know, right? It's a fool who tries to pull that rotten crud on 4-chan. As twisted as the community is, there's sort of an honor among thieves. (They actually hate that sort of thing. They also "hate" furries, but that's only because they get such a good reaction when they pick on them.)
    The average /b/tard is just a 17-25 year old guy with a nasty sense of humor. As far as I can tell, /b/ is the place where all of these people congregate and exercise that sense of humor where it is appreciated. There's nothing really evil about them, they just tend to be really annoying and gross.
  • ChurbaChurba
    The average /b/tard is just a 17-25 year old guy with a nasty sense of humor. As far as I can tell, /b/ is the place where all of these people congregate and exercise that sense of humor where it is appreciated. There's nothing really evil about them, they just tend to be really annoying and gross.
    That's an apt description as any - a Place that has evolved into the place where you can let the beast out where it not only won't cause too much harm to you, but also where it's not decried, frowned upon or said to be wrong, but encouraged, acceptable, and accepted. Not a place where you have to be what society wants to you to - quiet, civil, and good to your fellow man - nor somewhere to go when you're an utter misanthrope, and you have no ability to be what society wants you to be, but a place where you can just be.

    And yeah, It's full of shitcockery, annoying, and often gross - but it can be a fascinating place, despite this. Sort of like Las Vegas, but with Less slot machines and roulette wheels, and neon lights, and more Shitting dicknipples.
  • chaosof99chaosof99
    I loved P.Z. Meyers' analogy to describe it: T. Rex vs. Massive Bacterial Infection.
  • WalkerWalker
    edited July 2009
    ...a place where you can just /b/
    And yeah, It's full of shitcockery, annoying, and often gross - but it can be a fascinating place, despite this.
    I also find myself fascinated by /b/. The few times I could bare going in there mainly just poked at the community to see how it would react to different posts, which is how I came to the conclusion that they are mostly harmless.
    Post edited by Walker on
  • gomidoggomidog
    I lovedP.Z. Meyers' analogyto describe it: T. Rex vs. Massive Bacterial Infection.
    Oh, P.Z. Meyers, you never fail to be awesome.

    My mom and I both read his blog. Atheism and octopi!
  • AndrewAndrew
    Oh, P.Z. Meyers, you never fail to be awesome.
    And extremely dapper as well!
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  • Loganator456Loganator456
    Oh, P.Z. Meyers, you never fail to be awesome.
    And extremely dapper as well!
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    Oh my god, that is the most awesome ski mask to ever exist. I would pay money to ski in public with those on, good god.
  • GeoGeo
    edited July 2009
    Oh, P.Z. Meyers, you never fail to be awesome.
    And extremely dapper as well!
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    Please learn to quote correctly and not double quote.

    I didn't know Great Old Ones had the physical and psychological capabilities to be able to successfully procreate with another human being?
    Post edited by Andrew on
  • trogdor9trogdor9
    Oh, P.Z. Meyers, you never fail to be awesome.
    And extremely dapper as well!
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  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    edited July 2009
    In case any of you were wondering, the whole thing was a big misunderstanding.
    Post edited by George Patches on
  • DkongDkong
    They did have child pornography distribution on it which is against the law.
    Well, Yes and no to this point - The occasional CP peddler does pop up, but they are very, very rapidly smacked down, permabanned, and are lucky to not have 3/4 of 4chan coming down on them like a ton of anonymous bricks. Most people into that sorta stuff have learned to stay right the fuck away from 4chan.
    This is true. There's been a few times when I've been surfing/lurking/trollan on /b/ when someone has started a legit CP thread. All the responses after people figure out that it's real CP and not just some 18 year old who looks young as fuck are typically very against the CP. Most people are like "FUCKING GROSS, BAN THIS COCKSUCKER!!". The guy gets banned 99.9% of the time, and all the pictures are removed and the thread is usually deleted after that.
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