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Pirate Bay denounces DDoS attacks

article published on 11 May, 2012

Infamous BitTorrent site denounces Virgin Media attack. The Pirate Bay has declared that DDoS attacks against websites are an "ugly" method that mirror efforts to block the BitTorrent website itself. Earlier this week, Virgin Media confirmed that its website was taken offline amidst an ongoing DDoS attack, allegedly carried out as revenge for the ISP blocking the Pirate Bay. The Pirate ... [ read the full article ]

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ThePastor
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_ 		11. May 2012 @ 16:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Following a DDoS attack against Virgin Media, the ISP pointed out that it didn't have a choice in whether to block the website or not.

This is the problem. They should be fighting against being REQUIRED to do crap like this instead of quietly acquiescing.
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Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?

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beanos66
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_ 		11. May 2012 @ 19:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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the ISP pointed out that it didn't have a choice in whether to block the website or not.
but being part of a media conglomerate they were too! eager

I've just found the proxy hosted by the U.K. Pirate Party
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jeff_2
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_ 		12. May 2012 @ 09:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The article says that it is blocked by all UK ISPs, BT didn't block it and I can still access it although I do feel nervous doing so "ITS A TRAP" comes to mind.
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Due to copyright issues I am sorry to say I am no longer Batman : (
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