More I am thinking about this issue with the DDOS attacks and Voat. We know that Reddit has become a hive of triggering and social justice lately, but where did this begin?
I am not sure of the truth about the assertion from an intern from Reddit that most of the traffic is coming from Ft. Elgin ?
Who has enough power and pull to get Voat pulled from its hosting provider ? Its easy to say "Ellen Pao" but does it go deeper than that?
Just want to get my theory out there. I believe that alot of this triggering and SJW authoritarian mentality is being pushed, not to mention the crackdown on our civil liberties and free speech. I can only assume this is govt related?
What does Voat think?
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Doctor_Pooh ago
I don't think reddit is to blame for the attacks on voat. A few disgruntled users who feel self motivated for whatever reasons are the likely cause but ruling out governmental influence would be foolish. Sites like reddit are a massive pool of information because people feel as though they can share anything while hiding behind disposable usernames which makes sites like reddit a goldmine for those that deal with data on people like the CIA, NSA, etc. They'd be even more valuable than sites like facebook because people self censor there and if there is direct competition to this wealth of information that you have no control over you can be damn sure it will get a response. They're shifty bastards though so they wouldn't just take the site offline which would be trivial for any government to do. Instead they'd sign up, try and become a part of the community, rile people up and log everything. If they're behind the attacks it would only be because they're trying to muster up anger towards reddit, sjws, fat people, etc. to make the community feel as though we're bonding over a shared attack on all of us and then to rile us up some more so a call to action is made and illegal actions undertaken. They just want information to use against people to keep us all in line and nothing more. Pissed off people who are self motivated like fatties who think this place is a new cesspool of hatred towards them and their fellow landwhales would consider voats mere existence a continuous insult that needs to be dealt with. To them it would be being thrust back in high school and seeing their bully again but actually having the ability to do something about them in private and without any real chance of repercussion. The longer voat exists the greater their rage but eventually self defeat will set in and they'll give up. If it's a governmental thing they're less likely to give up as easily but they too would give up the attacks once they've pissed off enough people and to avoid being caught so really as long as voat can stay online it's just a matter of time before we're left alone.