I really wish 4chan was censored. I'm tired of you little kids thinking it's cool to be the way you all are. I hate your parents for creating you and giving you the internetz.

Everyone on 4Chan wants to believe that the whole Internet is out to get them, but mostly the Internet doesn't give a shit about 4Chan. I mean, really, how much do you care about a mole on your ass?

Everyone on 4Chan wants to believe that the whole Internet is out to get them, but mostly the Internet doesn't give a shit about 4Chan. I mean, really, how much do you care about a mole on your ass?

enough to get it looked at by a doctor...

Honestly, I could give a shit either way. "/b/" seems entirely too self absorbed and narcissistic for me to give a damn.

Of course, I don't agree with any isp banning any site (which according to Michael, didn't really go down that way anyway). This seems to be another excuse for "/b/" to whip their cock out.

lol @ trolls and anti-4chan lecturers

The AT&T raid will ensue. It will be hilarious. Self righteous convictions on both ends won't change the reality of this entire situation.

/b/ is the ***hole of the internet. But /b/ has a habit of collectively shitting on people that prevent /b/ from being, well, /b/.

Censorship of the internets is no fun. Hell, the simple fact that we pay for internets to begin with is a problem within itself. But that's neither here nor there. AT&T blocked it, and the CEO's info was leaked all over the anon interweb. People will have their lulz, and others like Danny and Michael will just be annoyed over something they can't control.

This, too, shall pass.

Here's what happened:

For the past three weeks, 4chan has been under a constant DDoS attack. We were able to filter this specific type of attack in a fashion that was more or less transparent to the end user.

Unfortunately, as an unintended consequence of the method used, some Internet users received errant traffic from one of our network switches. A handful happened to be AT&T customers.

In response, AT&T filtered all traffic to and from our img.4chan.org IPs (which serve /b/ & /r9k/) for their entire network, instead of only the affected customers. AT&T did not contact us prior to implementing the block. Here is their statement regarding the matter.

In the end, this wasn't a sinister act of censorship, but rather a bit of a mistake and a poorly executed, disproportionate response on AT&T's part. Whoever pulled the trigger on blackholing the site probably didn't anticipate [nor intend] the consequences of doing so.

We're glad to see this short-lived debacle has prompted renewed interest and debate over net neutrality and internet censorship—two very important issues that don't get nearly enough attention—so perhaps this was all just a blessing in disguise.

Aside from that, I'll also add that there is some big news due later this week. Keep an eye on the News page, Twitter, and global message for updates.

As always, I can be reached at moot@4chan.org.

And your "paying for internet" statement is f*ckin retarded.