well, that's going to be special

[seperis]

Via amireal and sf_drama:

AT&T Reportedly Blocking 4chan at techcrunch (and links to other places).

Reportedly. I'm just going to say if this is true...well. Wow. This will end in tragedy and a lot of terrifying macros. Anyone using AT&T able to confirm? Before the looting starts in the internetz streets and we are all surfing at 56K speeds due to mass rebellion?

More at Encyclopedia Dramatica and I don't need to say NSFW.

....seriously. Who thought this was a good idea?

ETA: /b/ is the board being most affected. This may not pply to all of the chans.

ETA 2:See ED article for updated info on AT&T's statement and the lowering of the block (probably).

Comments

[daisy-chan.livejournal.com]

4chan is loading on my AT&T phone...

[seperis.livejournal.com]

ED reports it doesn't affect mobile users.

[daisy-chan.livejournal.com]

How very strange O__o

[mardia.livejournal.com]

Wow. I thought it was going to be hard to beat the stupidity of AmazonFail, but congratulations, AT&T, y'all just beat them hands down.

Seriously? They're going to try and take on the guys who weren't afraid to go head to head with the Scientology whackjobs? Really?

[seperis.livejournal.com]

No, this was not a cunning plan. Or like, y'know, sane.

[skatergurljb.livejournal.com]

AT&T are imbeciles.

Um, your icon is made of epic win. lol

Best movie. Ever. Long live the Bowie.

off topic: icon....

[tipsywitch.livejournal.com]

Please tell me that is James Mcavoy as Leto II as I think it is? It's gorgeous!

Re: off topic: icon....

[seperis.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. So very pretty.

Re: off topic: icon....

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

*NODS*

[kudra2324.livejournal.com]

as a friend of mine likes to say, with heavy sarcasm, this'll end well.

[niqaeli]

Someone else on my flist posted about this with a link to the ED article and with a macro of Thriller!Michael Jackson eating popcorn enthusiastically.

I'm pretty much there. Because oh, this should be good. And by good, I mean a total trainwreck.

[aurora]

Was it the updated MJ macro? :D

[seperis.livejournal.com]

*loves the macro*

[aurora]

Fandom is great at staying up-to-date, man! :D

[niqaeli]

Nope, it was the original. Still perfect.

[ratcreature]

Doesn't an ISP need some legal reason to censor the internet for its customers? I mean, afaik here ISPs block some sites because of government intervention (iirc mostly due to their anti-childporn initiative) and that's already contorversial, but ISPs blocking sites nilly-willy just because they like to seems rather unjustified.

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

My reaction to this is to break down in hysterical laughter. Someone doesn't have a clue who they're dealing with.

[seperis.livejournal.com]

Srsly. Do not wake up the sleeping b's. I could swear that's classed with Godwin as an internet rule.

[aurora]

Oh, this is going to be good. *runs to get some popcorn*

[ophidia.livejournal.com]

There's some more info being gathered over at Metafilter: http://www.metafilter.com/83601/Moar-liek-NSATampT-amirite#2669061. Gotta love the title of that post (Moar liek NSAT&T amirite?) lol

[seperis.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're awesome. Wish I had the popcorn macro to use while reading.

[mz-bstone.livejournal.com]

4chan? See, is it actually "chan"? or just an unfortunate name? Why are they blocking it?

B

[akacat]

Wow. I guess the folks at AT&T probably also enjoy taunting grizzly bears in their spare time?

[lurkerlynne.livejournal.com]

Icon represents my initial reaction.

Secondary reaction is that this will resemble a zombie movie- the humans (AT&T) will fight and flail but the zombies (4chan) will be relentless and numerous. Gore will abound. I expect much entertainment; anybody want popcorn? ::makes hugemongous bowl::

[fyrdrakken]

I'd mention this to my mother as further evidence of AT&T fail (part of an ongoing series on, "This U-Verse internet really is shitty, isn't it?") except that then she'd ask me what 4chan is and I don't think I could explain very well.

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

You do not poke the /b/hive. It makes them mad. *popcorn!*

[upstart-crow.livejournal.com]

Here via some other poster. But oh man, this is not going to end well.

[cofax7]

oh, my. This is going to be interesting.