AT&T blocks 4chan

AT&T blocks 4chan

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Reports are spreading that AT&T is now blocking 4chan.org’s «/b/»-section.

Firing one of the first shots in the net neutrality war, AT&T has blocked 4chan’s /b/ image board. AT&T subscribers are unable to connect to /b/ and /r9k/ (both of which are hosted on img.4chan.org). However, subscribers can get on any of the so-called «worksafe» boards that 4chan.org offers.

The problem seems to be present only for wired connections only (AT&T Mobility customers are not affected). The problem is not caused by an DNS-error, as traceroutes indic

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[edit on 7/26/2009 by die_another_day]

Despite how bad the material on 4-chan is, I don't see why AT&T (a privately owned company) would block a website. Maybe AT&T is close to the government? Or is it indebted to the government in some way?

I can see China, Australia, and some European nations blocking sites like 4chan (which they haven't), but not us. I mean come on, there's something called choice. One can choose to view porn material or not. And if an employer doesn't want its employees to be messing around, then the employer should take action, not a big ISP like AT&T.

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