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Topic started on 15-3-2011 @ 06:19 PM by hillynilly

U.S. military blocks websites to help Japan recovery efforts


www.cnn.com
The U.S. military has blocked access to a range of popular commercial websites in order to free up bandwidth for use in Japan recovery efforts, according to an e-mail obtained by CNN and confirmed by a spokesman for U.S. Strategic Command.
The sites -- including YouTube, ESPN, Amazon, eBay and MTV -- were chosen not because of the content but because
their popularity among users of military computers account for significant bandwidth, according to Strategic Command spokesman Rodney Ellison.
The block, instituted Monday, is intended "to make sure bandwidth was available in Japan for militar
(visit the link for the full news article)


reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 06:35 PM by CitizenNum287119327
reply to post by hillynilly



...The sites -- including YouTube, ESPN, Amazon, eBay and MTV -- were chosen not because of the content but because
their popularity among users of military computers account for significant bandwidth, according to Strategic Command spokesman Rodney Ellison


They say users of military computers???

Damn right to stop their pay.

Start doing some real work chair- bound grunts!
Stop wasting tax payers money watching MTV on the job.


reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 06:38 PM by hillynilly
reply to post by _BoneZ_



* Youtube.com
* Googlevideo.com
* Amazon.com
* ESPN.go.com
* eBay.com
* Doubleclick.com
* Eyewonder.com
* Pandora.com
* streamtheworld.com
* Mtv.com
* Ifilm.com
* Myspace.com
* Metacafe.com


Facebook is not blocked thats a surprise...

They can do it internally they can do it externally....

That is a kill switch my friend anyway you look at it...


reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 06:51 PM by mydarkpassenger
Originally posted by hillynilly
reply to
post by _BoneZ_



* Youtube.com
* Googlevideo.com
* Amazon.com
* ESPN.go.com
* eBay.com
* Doubleclick.com
* Eyewonder.com
* Pandora.com
* streamtheworld.com
* Mtv.com
* Ifilm.com
* Myspace.com
* Metacafe.com


Facebook is not blocked thats a surprise...

They can do it internally they can do it externally....

That is a kill switch my friend anyway you look at it...




Hilly, any network admin anywhere (civie or military) worth his salt can block sites at will: that is no grand conspiracy, that is just reality.

This is an available bandwidth issue, nothing more.

Japan, including the landlines US forces use for internet access through Japanese ISPs (not talking the sat links and such) has lost a lot of infrastructure, at the same time more people around the world are trying reach Japan than ever before to reach friends and family.

Do you notice how many bandwidth-intensive sites are temporarily cut off? That's why.
edit on 15-3-2011 by mydarkpassenger because: (no reason given)




reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 07:01 PM by hillynilly
reply to post by mydarkpassenger



I do hope there is nothing more to it just seems weird to have this
major announcement about it.. Like a pat on the back is needed or something.

Some people still believe that there is no such thing as a *internet kill switch*
This and you stating any network admin can block and shut down sites that
are under their control proves it can be done on a large scale..

All I mean...

They even did it in Egypt...

Again, it probably is innocent intentions, but we have to keep an eye out on them still.


reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 07:05 PM by sheepslayer247
reply to post by Blackmarketeer


All due respect, we cannot admit anything as to the "intent" of the military and why it has "freed-up" the extra bandwidth needed. All we can do is take them at their word and I know thats hard to swallow.

I am willing to bet that this is not an attempt to test the "internet kill switch". Cutting off access to unimportant websites, within their own network, is prudent planning in a time when that resource is best used elsewhere.

You can throw quotation marks around anything, but it does not prove nefarious intent.

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reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 07:05 PM by mydarkpassenger
reply to post by hillynilly



The "Internet Kill Switch" is something to be aware and concerned about - that's a real idea Obama and DHS have come up with, make no mistake! You got that right! I don't like the idea they are even thinking of something like that.

But I think the current actions are strictly practical efforts to conserve bandwidth in a time of crisis and reduced capacity.


reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 07:22 PM by hillynilly
reply to post by mydarkpassenger



You won't hear an argue out of me on that..

I thought it was a good read, thats why I made the thread....

Anyone else reading can take what they want from it..


reply posted on 15-3-2011 @ 07:59 PM by _BoneZ_
reply to post by hillynilly



Every one of those sites you've listed is a high-bandwidth and popular video-streaming website. Again, they are trying to reduce the bandwidth consumption during this crisis in Japan, which is perfectly reasonable and legitimate.

Ultimately, anyone using military computers or the military network is privileged to have internet. It's not a right. Everyone will still have the privilege of having internet with just a minor inconvenience of not being able to watch online videos.


reply posted on 16-3-2011 @ 03:24 PM by ldyserenity
reply to post by hillynilly



I think you can add twitter to that it's been down since I been online about 2 pm EDT Dang stupid a#HOLES!!!!
WTF? What they need to do is crack down on the military morons using them stupid dimwits, but nobody ever accused Our Government of having a brain...now I gotta suffer because they are idiots and can't control their men and women?
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