Why Did AT&T Block 4Chan?
It’s indisputable at this point that AT&T blocked 4chan—what’s 4chan, you ask?—the cesspool that has spawned some of the internet’s greatest memes, like LOLCATs. We hear it’s because of a massive DDoS attack emanating from that IP address.
Whatever the reason, the fact that AT&T won’t officially comment on the matter, which virtually confirms that they were taking some action against 4chan earlier today. If there wasn’t a valid security reason for blocking access to the site, then AT&T’s actions are deeply troubling.
Access has since been restored, but expect the reprisal from 4chan—like planting the story that AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson died outside his house—to continue. 4chan’s Moot says AT&T has yet to contact them. [4chan, TechCrunch]
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Wrong, idiot.
AT&T’s subscribers were attacking 4chan and instead of spedning the time tracking down each one of their subscribers and putting a stop to them, AT&T went the easy route and blocked 4chan, ending the attacks against 4chan.
AT&T has explained this. 4chan’s /b/ servers are just that, servers, there’s nobody sitting on the server attacking AT&T, not unless m00t got drunk again and thought it was time for AT&T to DIAF finally — which he didn’t, probably. Maybe. No, probably.
AT&T should have taken the time to track down its subscribers and kill them, instead they showed their Republican IQs and attacked the victim of the DDoS since it was easier.
My opinions only and only my opinions, as always.