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AT&T, a large company that provides many things such as mobile phone service, also hosts a DSL internet connection service. 15.5% of American internet users use this service for internet access. Today, they have decided to block the server img.4chan.org which hosts 4chan's /b/ and /r9k/ boards. This only blocks /b/ and /r9k/, not all of 4chan. Many users have reported not being able to access the site in a majority of situations. Mobile connections can connect, but most DSL connections cannot. My IRL friend has told me he cannot access the site. People can access it through a proxy however. People have reportedly called ATT tech support and they have confirmed the block, but no other info.
The reason I am bringing this to your attention is not because some people may not be able to access this server, or it will be worse without them or whatever, it is because it is a huge hit on net neutrality! If other organizations decide to do this kind of thing as well it will become a growing problem. Eventually, the entire whole of 4chan may be blocked from a number of large ISPs. And it will keep going on. This may lead to the internet transforming into an entirely different entity where you can only access websites your ISP wants you too. The internet may be run by only huge corporations that the ISPs deem good. This will turn your internet into television 2.0. This will take away all that's left of your free speech. This will be the end of things like us here, at osu! We cannot let something like this fly.
Do not use normal anon tatics. Do not order boxes, pizzas, sex toys to their addresses. Do not fax them swastikas. Do not send them death threats. Don't do any of that stuff. Even for the lulz. Doing this stuff will justify their reasoning for the block. This is serious business now. If you are a subscribed AT&T user, please contact your customer support about it and threaten to change services. If they deem this as a hit to their profit, that is when they may change their mind. Do every thing you can to give them a message of "no, you do not censor the internet" whether you care for /b/ and /r9k/ or not. We cannot allow this to happen. Period.
Old Net Neutrality video with our friends AT&T in it. And this is worse than what is in the video, it is completely disabling access from websites 100%.
Also, this is not copypasta, that's how serious this is. Spread the word. Make sure AT&T changes their mind. Don't let the last bit of our freedom slip away.
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EDIT: Conformation
AT&T, a large company that provides many things such as mobile phone service, also hosts a DSL internet connection service. 15.5% of American internet users use this service for internet access. Today, they have decided to block the server img.4chan.org which hosts 4chan's /b/ and /r9k/ boards. This only blocks /b/ and /r9k/, not all of 4chan. Many users have reported not being able to access the site in a majority of situations. Mobile connections can connect, but most DSL connections cannot. My IRL friend has told me he cannot access the site. People can access it through a proxy however. People have reportedly called ATT tech support and they have confirmed the block, but no other info.
The reason I am bringing this to your attention is not because some people may not be able to access this server, or it will be worse without them or whatever, it is because it is a huge hit on net neutrality! If other organizations decide to do this kind of thing as well it will become a growing problem. Eventually, the entire whole of 4chan may be blocked from a number of large ISPs. And it will keep going on. This may lead to the internet transforming into an entirely different entity where you can only access websites your ISP wants you too. The internet may be run by only huge corporations that the ISPs deem good. This will turn your internet into television 2.0. This will take away all that's left of your free speech. This will be the end of things like us here, at osu! We cannot let something like this fly.
Do not use normal anon tatics. Do not order boxes, pizzas, sex toys to their addresses. Do not fax them swastikas. Do not send them death threats. Don't do any of that stuff. Even for the lulz. Doing this stuff will justify their reasoning for the block. This is serious business now. If you are a subscribed AT&T user, please contact your customer support about it and threaten to change services. If they deem this as a hit to their profit, that is when they may change their mind. Do every thing you can to give them a message of "no, you do not censor the internet" whether you care for /b/ and /r9k/ or not. We cannot allow this to happen. Period.
Old Net Neutrality video with our friends AT&T in it. And this is worse than what is in the video, it is completely disabling access from websites 100%.
Also, this is not copypasta, that's how serious this is. Spread the word. Make sure AT&T changes their mind. Don't let the last bit of our freedom slip away.
Disregard any of that, AT&T has declared ceasefire. Everyone can access every corner of the internet again, who wants tea?
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Let's hope nothing like this ever happens again.
