Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line
Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line
I mean, sure, more power to them but that is not how the internet works? Just ddos your page, come on.
Yeah, dude, just commit a cybercrime with a maximum sentence of 10 years instead of just asking people not to use the site for 48 hours. It’s genius.
That’s why you do it in a country with no extradition treaty or cyber security.
This guy ddos’s! Well, hopefully not since it is a crime after all.
Y’know, in Minecraft maybe.
It’s also actually effective.
Less links = less ad impressions, less impressions = less money.
Can’t get ad revenue if the site’s down.
But bringing it down is 1)illegal, 2) costly (DDoS cost money), 3) not guaranteed (CDNs can be very resilient) and 4) doesn’t show the collective support that not visiting the site does.