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    Verizon blocks 4chan

    How well do you think this is going to work out for them. 




    Over the past 72 hours, we've been receiving reports from Verizon Wireless customers having difficulty accessing the image boards.


    After investigating, we found that Verizon is dropping traffic to/from boards.4chan.org, only on port 80 (HTTP). No other subdomain/IP/port is affected, which leads us to believe this block is intentional.

    After an hour and a half on the phone, we've received confirmation from Verizon's Network Repair Bureau (NRB) that we are "explicitly blocked."

    If you've been affected by the block, please call Verizon NRB at (866) 298-5373 to file a complaint.

    http://status.4chan.org/

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    I use Verizon. What the French, toast?
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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    They've got this message up now

    Verizon should be unblocking boards.4chan.org later tonight.

    I'll post a more detailed explanation tomorrow, but the issue is similar to the one we had with AT&T last year.

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    4 chan is stupid anyway. who would want to access it from their phone, let alone their computer?

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    [quote author=Hotsauce McGilacuty link=topic=24140.msg1532615#msg1532615 date=1265754593]
    4 chan is stupid anyway. who would want to access it from their phone, let alone their computer?
    [/quote]


    I think the issue is censorship on a service that one pays money for.

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    [quote author=Hotsauce McGilacuty link=topic=24140.msg1532615#msg1532615 date=1265754593]
    4 chan is stupid anyway. who would want to access it from their phone, let alone their computer?
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    Verison DSL. :-P

    And what Nine said.
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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    still though, 4chan sucks.

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    [quote author=Hotsauce McGilacuty link=topic=24140.msg1532644#msg1532644 date=1265755861]
    still though, 4chan sucks.
    [/quote]
    I have never gone there unless I found a pic I was gonna post from a Google search. But they could block www.niggermania.com and I'd still be pissed. Though I have to admit I'm there a lot more than 4Chan. :lol:

    Yea, this is bullshit. Next they're gonna block the Jets website cause they're owned by the Giants or some shit. I call BS and I call BM. :-P
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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    meh, verizon isn't a civil right. It's like those people who come here and throw a fit because they have the right to free speech and think that it applies here. We paid for our membership but we still have threads taken and members banned.

    I wouldn't see it as censorship if Comcast didn't offer certain stations. It's not like Verizon is THE internet. It would be censorship if the internet blocked 4chan.

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    [quote author=Hotsauce McGilacuty link=topic=24140.msg1532659#msg1532659 date=1265756691]
    meh, verizon isn't a civil right. It's like those people who come here and throw a fit because they have the right to free speech and think that it applies here. We paid for our membership but we still have threads taken and members banned.

    I wouldn't see it as censorship if Comcast didn't offer certain stations. It's not like Verizon is THE internet. It would be censorship if the internet blocked 4chan.
    [/quote]
    We can agree to disagree. 
    Quote Originally Posted by bowieluva View Post
    Ron was the best part, hands down.

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    [quote author=Hotsauce McGilacuty link=topic=24140.msg1532659#msg1532659 date=1265756691]
    meh, verizon isn't a civil right. It's like those people who come here and throw a fit because they have the right to free speech and think that it applies here. We paid for our membership but we still have threads taken and members banned.

    I wouldn't see it as censorship if Comcast didn't offer certain stations. It's not like Verizon is THE internet. It would be censorship if the internet blocked 4chan.
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    There are rules here though and the rules are usually don't piss on a mod or admin.  You pay you money knowing that.  Verizon's rules are you pay your money and we give you service.  End of story

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    [quote author=Ron_NYC link=topic=24140.msg1532664#msg1532664 date=1265756813]
    We can agree to disagree. 
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    who the fuck are you?

    [quote author=the color nine link=topic=24140.msg1532668#msg1532668 date=1265756998]

    There are rules here though and the rules are usually don't piss on a mod or admin.  You pay you money knowing that.  Verizon's rules are you pay your money and we give you service.  End of story
    [/quote]

    Yeah, but with verizon you also pay to have phone service, if a call is dropped or if you have no signal, is that a breach? I could see if 4chan was promised when signing a contract.

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    Re: Verizon blocks 4chan

    [quote author=Hotsauce McGilacuty link=topic=24140.msg1532671#msg1532671 date=1265757261]
    who the fuck are you?

    Yeah, but with verizon you also pay to have phone service, if a call is dropped or if you have no signal, is that a breach? I could see if 4chan was promised when signing a contract.
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    Those are uncontrolled glitches not out right censorship.  They promised in the contract internet service not what internet service they feel you should have or have not.

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