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Originally posted by titorite
reply to post by Hyzera
Oh yes it is right to post in breaking news. Lord knows fox news is not allowed to THINK the name 4chan or any other chan...
I stay away from the Chan... I like my computer hard drives but I know the legions go there....
And if this news be true then it will be seen as an act of war and the sum total of Anon will react...
What could those ATT guys be smoking? No system is safe... ever. Someone will always find a way some how and the best thing one can do is be good.... ATT is not being good....
I look forward to more news about this as Anon educates ATT about there folly.
Originally posted by Hyzera
there are a million ways they can get back at AT&T and i am sure we will be hearing A LOT more about this soon!
The anons in IRC are urging others to do nothing illegal this time. They need public support, and they're not going to get it if the media paints them as "hackers on steroids" again.
I think I'm missing something. I've got ATT, but I don't seem to have any problems viewing any pages there. Is there some particular section that's blocked? I couldn't find any so far...
Originally posted by chiron613
I think I'm missing something. I've got ATT, but I don't seem to have any problems viewing any pages there. Is there some particular section that's blocked? I couldn't find any so far...
IF YOU DDOS THEM, THAT JUSTIFIES THEIR CENSORSHIP.
IF YOU DDOS THEM, THAT JUSTIFIES THEIR CENSORSHIP.
IF YOU DDOS THEM, THAT JUSTIFIES THEIR CENSORSHIP.
I can tell you that DDoSing AT&T will do nothing but hurt everyone, including yourselves, since they are a tier-1 provider and therefore backbone most of the internet in the US. Also, raiding our call centers really won't do anything, cause we have scripts we have to read to you robotically until you decide you don't want to talk to us anymore. They don't care.
Originally posted by bl4ke360
reply to post by CuriousSkeptic
Now that I think of it, attacking them won't do anything especially after seeing this come from an AT&T employee on 4chan:
I can tell you that DDoSing AT&T will do nothing but hurt everyone, including yourselves, since they are a tier-1 provider and therefore backbone most of the internet in the US. Also, raiding our call centers really won't do anything, cause we have scripts we have to read to you robotically until you decide you don't want to talk to us anymore. They don't care.
[edit on 7/26/2009 by bl4ke360]
Update (8:45 PM 7/26): After over an hour of trying, we finally got someone from AT&T corporate to provide a statement. AT&T has confirmed that they are “currently blocking portions of the internet site 4chan.org”, but states that they are “following the practices of their policy department.”
AT&T went on to say that they did contact (or, at least, attempted to contact, they wouldn’t clarify) the owners of 4chan. They say that they have specific reasons why they blocked these parts of the site, but they would not disclose them to CentralGadget.com. AT&T states that they have requested specific things and changes from 4chan’s owners, and that 4chan has not complied.
Regardless, without a clear explanation of specific rational for blocking 4chan… both 4chan and CentralGadget.com encourage you to continue calling AT&T technical support, and filing your complaints there (escalate as high as possible, we have heard reports that Tier 1 support agents are being told to incorrectly state that AT&T doesn’t block any web site).
Update (9 PM 7/26): Moot, the owner of 4chan, has stated that 4chan has received no contact from AT&T, calling into question if AT&T followed their own protocol when blocking 4chan.