Anonymous Threatens Internet With "Operation Blackout"
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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Well it's official folks.
Were gonna have SOPA, PIPA and ACTA everywhere in about a week then.
If Anon does this it's just going to embarrass the governments of the world. And governments don't like to be embarrassed. So you can bet your life savings that if this goes through it will be all the excuse people need to police the internet.
Seriously Anon this is just fu**ing stupid.
Were gonna have SOPA, PIPA and ACTA everywhere in about a week then.
If Anon does this it's just going to embarrass the governments of the world. And governments don't like to be embarrassed. So you can bet your life savings that if this goes through it will be all the excuse people need to police the internet.
Seriously Anon this is just fu**ing stupid.
Let them get on with it. They say this crap but never follow through. Wasnt they supposed to shut down Facebook on Nov 5th? They didnt. They are like an attention seeking kid. They will shut the internet down and a few hours later it will be back again. Big whoop.
Evidently unlike these people, my life does not revolve around or depend upon the internet. So even if they somehow managed to do this: why should I care? Boo-hoo I can't update my Facebook status or be bombarded with spam emails; and I might have to buy goods from real-world shops rather than Amazon.co.uk. Gimme a break...
Some sites will block ping requests though. A more reliable method is to use the nslookup command:FelixG said:
> nslookup www.example.com
Many sites rely on the actual domain name as part of the URL, so typing in the IP in the browser will often not work. The simplest transparent way of using IP adresses directly is to add them to the hosts file, present on most OS'es. A small guide for Windows 7 here:
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windows-7-hosts-file/
Adding this line for the www.escapistmagazine.com should bypass DNS queries completely and allow it to be used as normal:
209.34.224.73 www.escapistmagazine.com
In practice all internet applications use direct IPs to connect, which is why DNS services are needed. Using the hosts file simply tells the OS to use that information instead of looking it up on the net.
They always post the technical details of how they plan to enact these things. Has it ever once occurred to them that this tells their targets how to protect themselves?
Feels a little cOLD in here.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.351177-Anonymous-Threatens-To-Shut-Down-Internet-Next-Month?page=1
And, in line with Aegix Drakan's post, I said a similar thing back then as well.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.351177-Anonymous-Threatens-To-Shut-Down-Internet-Next-Month?page=1
And, in line with Aegix Drakan's post, I said a similar thing back then as well.
aegix drakan said:
(Someone then out-conspiracied me by pointing out "Who is to say that it isn't the government posing as Anonymous?" but the point remains.)thepyrethatburns said:
*Shrug* They like to refer to themselves as a singular entity when it suits their purpose. Who am I to argue?dogstile said:
I'm all for activism, protest and demonstration. But this type of behavior doesn't really make any kind of sense to me.
We think you're abusing the citizens, we feel you should be made accountable for what you have done.
To further that end we will abuse the citizens ourselves.
We think you're abusing the citizens, we feel you should be made accountable for what you have done.
To further that end we will abuse the citizens ourselves.
I guess I should be glad I'll be out of the house all of tomorrow, but that still leaves me with the lingering question of how long this will actually last. There are people out there that will be more than a little inconvenienced by this, should Anonymous actually pull this off.
Does anyone know what time zone they're operating in? My internet went down at 9 o'clock GMT with a DNS error, so I assumed it was this.
Hey, I got an idea! The government wants to censor the internet because they think it's a reckless and lawless place, so we'll prove them wrong by shutting it down forcibly. That won't strengthen their cause, right?
Yeah. Anonymous does that, I loose all respect I had for them. Up until recently, I've seen them as internet freedom fighters. For a couple of months now I've seen them as way too enthusiastic and ocassionally douchey, whilst still mostly reasonable. This'll just push them into the category of jerks doing stuff 'cause they can. The internet IS Anonymous. Pretty much all their ideals are in effect on the internet. So they shut it down? Doesn't make much sense.
Anonymous, stop. You're making people see internet users as jerks, and you're hurting your own cause. You're hurting about 10% of the people you're protesting against, and about 75% of the people you're supposed to be protecting.
Sorry for that rant. Just had to get it out of my system.
Anonymous, stop. You're making people see internet users as jerks, and you're hurting your own cause. You're hurting about 10% of the people you're protesting against, and about 75% of the people you're supposed to be protecting.
Sorry for that rant. Just had to get it out of my system.