Why we need net neutrality: AT&T began censoring the internet tonight (update 2x)

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Sunday July 26, 2009 · 8:33 PM PDT

2009/07/26 · 20:33

Here's whats known so far:

* Most AT&T DSL (largest ISP in the US, 15.5% of US Internet users) customers ARE currently not able to access img.4chan.org (/b/ & r9k)

*There are a few AT&T DSL users that are NOT affected. Kansas, Florida, and Ohio are where we've gotten those reports. AT&T is a megacorp made from the smaller pieces it was broken down into in the 80s- different equipment and such.

*AT&T Mobility (Cell Phones) and AT&T Uverse customers ARE NOT AFFECTED.

*It IS NOT a DNS issue. Affected people have tried OpenDNS with no success.

*It IS very visible on a traceroute. It drops within the AT&T network.

*It DOES NOT affect AT&Ts Tier 1 backbone (major bandwidth backbone in US).

*It DOES NOT affect other servers on 4chan.

*People HAVE called customer service (allegedly) and confirmed a block, but agents have denied further info.

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