More than 10,000 Websites-- "Blackout"-- by Congress Today in Protest of NSA Patriot Act

very fucking cool...

they are fucking with the techies now...

They could take down the whole country if they get pissed off


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Believe me, this is just the start.

Enjoy :)

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patriot act protests
Holmes Wilson, co-founder of Fight for the Future:


More than 10,000 websites blocked users from computers in Congress on Friday, in a demonstration against any possible re-authorization of NSA surveillance powers.

“This is a blackout,” read the site to which computers from congressional IP addresses were redirected. “We are blocking your access until you end mass surveillance laws.”

“Right now the code affects only visitors from Congress, we’re willing to keep it up,” said Holmes Wilson, a co-founder of Fight for the Future, the group which wrote the code and is leading the online protest.

The redirect site also includes semi-nude, sometimes explicit photos submitted by people, under the heading: “NSA spying makes me feel naked.”

“We’ll keep blocking sites until either the USA Freedom Act is either dramatically improved or dead, or until the Patriot Act provisions have sunset,” Wilson said, referring to the debate in Congress over whether to let some of the NSA’s full surveillance powers expire on 1 June or to pass a bill, called the USA Freedom Act, that eliminates or changes some of those powers

GLP should do the same!


Ban Congress!

SAAWEEEETT

^^^that^^^

Can someone explain this to a non techie I read the article and dont get whats going on

They got the bane hammer.

computers from congressional IP addresses were redirected. “We are blocking your access until you end mass surveillance laws.”

Protest group, Fight for the Future says they're not going to give in and why should they?

Last Edited by Bigteeth on 05/29/2015 03:37 PM

It wont affect the rats, its only a tiny fraction of all websites.

this is bold!

Nice one Mr. Robot.

Good.

WOW!

Too bad they cant shut down the mobile phones too.

This is actually brilliant! Reverse Patriot Act!!

Black-outs are racist. :racist2:

Dport Congress...2the....moon

If you banned government from this site, 60% of the comments and posts would go away...Can't have that.

So great except for the semi-nude pics...nothing good can come of that with the pervs in office.

good. now the homeless can upload streaming video of the cops violating their rights

This may have some wheels...my my.

boo-boo, just posted response to another thread accidentally here, which mentions homeless and poor people being granted free or reduced cost online access, by the government.