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Jaime_Astorga · 07-27-2009, 01:10 PM

Well, it seems to be over now, but for several hours AT&T blocked 2 boards on the (in)famous 4chan site (most notably /b/, the "random" board), causing many to accuse it of censorship and labeling this "the first shot in the net neutrality war."

http://stormen.wordpress.com/2009/07...-blocks-4chan/

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10296152-36.html

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/ATT_Blocks_4chan

However, AT&T's official explanation on the matter is that the block was a temporary measure enacted in response to a denial-of-service attack.

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/27...locking-4chan/

Either way, it should be interesting to see how this plays out.

07-27-2009, 01:10 PM	#1
Jaime_Astorga Member Retired Posts: 274 Karma: 4446 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Device: PRS-350-SC: Sony Reader Pocket Edition	AT&T Blocked img.4chan.org Well, it seems to be over now, but for several hours AT&T blocked 2 boards on the (in)famous 4chan site (most notably /b/, the "random" board), causing many to accuse it of censorship and labeling this "the first shot in the net neutrality war." http://stormen.wordpress.com/2009/07...-blocks-4chan/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10296152-36.html http://encyclopediadramatica.com/ATT_Blocks_4chan However, AT&T's official explanation on the matter is that the block was a temporary measure enacted in response to a denial-of-service attack. http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/27...locking-4chan/ Either way, it should be interesting to see how this plays out. Last edited by Jaime_Astorga; 07-28-2009 at 03:39 PM.