AT&T blocks 4Chan !

July 27th, 2009 DaReaper


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 indicates that AT&T is dropping img.4chan.org requests in the AT&T network.

Slashdot, Digg & Reddit are now running stories that are rapidly being upvoted about the topic.
http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/94pf2/att_is_now_blocking_all_access_to_img4chanorg/

As citizens of a free internet, what do we think about this kind of censorship?

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  • http://www.abundantace.com/ ace

    And once again, it NEVER fails with the incessant lying, as lying is a way of life for these hacker creeps. I salute AT&T for blocking viruses, trojans and nasty spider scripts, as that is what the REAL truth is as to WHY AT&T has flashed the middle finger [blocked] to 4 Chan. Why should AT&T waste time and energy in dealing with viruses, trojans and uncontrollable script programs emanating from the 4 Chan site?

    I don't condone censorship and I certainly don't condone lies “in the name of lulz”. The only thing 4 Chan has proven again and again, is that they are infantile and violent. A bunch of two year olds who go on tirades. And just like an out of control two year old, they need some REAL hard slaps from the school of hard knocks.

    Any consequences or denial of internet access to AT&T customers due to NAZI actions emanating from 4 Chan [or any other hacker creeps for that matter], I pray that they are caught, rounded up, prosecuted beyond the extent of the law, thrown in a windowless cell and locked up forever until the day they die.

    I commend AT&T for taking the step forward and I sincerely hope that other ISP'S follow suit ASAP. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Hackers cause destruction, chaos, waste everyones time and energy. Normal people on the net are SICK AND TIRED of these two year old tantrum antics that 4 Chan displays on a daily basis. These hacker creeps really and truly need to GROW THE F*** UP.

  • http://online-geeks.com DaReaper

    Well I also will have to approve with the action that AT&T has taken to block a website with a bunch of spammers and hackers. Probably sometimes censorship can be useful Or probably not

    By they way 4Chan is only blocked by AT&T , it's only a matter of time that it gets blocked elsewhere . It's even been blocked in the Middle east .

  • http://www.abundantace.com/ ace

    And once again, it NEVER fails with the incessant lying, as lying is a way of life for these hacker creeps. I salute AT&T for blocking viruses, trojans and nasty spider scripts, as that is what the REAL truth is as to WHY AT&T has flashed the middle finger [blocked] to 4 Chan. Why should AT&T waste time and energy in dealing with viruses, trojans and uncontrollable script programs emanating from the 4 Chan site?

    I don't condone censorship and I certainly don't condone lies “in the name of lulz”. The only thing 4 Chan has proven again and again, is that they are infantile and violent. A bunch of two year olds who go on tirades. And just like an out of control two year old, they need some REAL hard slaps from the school of hard knocks.

    Any consequences or denial of internet access to AT&T customers due to NAZI actions emanating from 4 Chan [or any other hacker creeps for that matter], I pray that they are caught, rounded up, prosecuted beyond the extent of the law, thrown in a windowless cell and locked up forever until the day they die.

    I commend AT&T for taking the step forward and I sincerely hope that other ISP'S follow suit ASAP. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Hackers cause destruction, chaos, waste everyones time and energy. Normal people on the net are SICK AND TIRED of these two year old tantrum antics that 4 Chan displays on a daily basis. These hacker creeps really and truly need to GROW THE F*** UP.

  • http://online-geeks.com DaReaper

    Well I also will have to approve with the action that AT&T has taken to block a website with a bunch of spammers and hackers. Probably sometimes censorship can be useful Or probably not

    By they way 4Chan is only blocked by AT&T , it's only a matter of time that it gets blocked elsewhere . It's even been blocked in the Middle east .

  • http://online-geeks.com DaReaper

    Well I also will have to approve with the action that AT&T has taken to block a website with a bunch of spammers and hackers. Probably sometimes censorship can be useful Or probably not

    By they way 4Chan is only blocked by AT&T , it's only a matter of time that it gets blocked elsewhere . It's even been blocked in the Middle east .

  • http://online-geeks.com DaReaper

    Well I also will have to approve with the action that AT&T has taken to block a website with a bunch of spammers and hackers. Probably sometimes censorship can be useful Or probably not

    By they way 4Chan is only blocked by AT&T , it's only a matter of time that it gets blocked elsewhere . It's even been blocked in the Middle east .