What are the chances someone from reddit is doing that?
If you mean a user, pretty high. Reddit users and former users make up the bulk of people who are interested in or are otherwise aware of Voat, and account for a significant amount of internet users in general.
If you mean an admin or other employee, pretty low. Anyone who says otherwise is either merely speculating or gone down the conspiracy rabbit-hole. And let’s not kid ourselves — actual low-mid level employees have better things to do, and the high-level employees that we’d love to blame for everything would not be so technically-inclined.
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thefoolofemmaus ago
What is up with the "checking browser" I now see when accessing the site for the first time in a new session?
Antinous ago
I wish it were just on accessing for the first time. I'm getting that damn message every few page changes. It's really getting annoying!
Dirty_Asshole ago
Blame /r/SRS they're DDoSing the site.
SeraCharm ago
Voat's still getting ddosed, gotta wait it out
TheyKeepOnRising ago
Like it says on that very same page, its DDoS protection provided by Cloudflare.
Sperethiel ago
If you check Voat's Twitter, it states the site has been under regular DDoS attacks.
What are the chances someone from reddit is doing that? Not officially, but a turn-your-head-and-look-the-other-way thing?
j_ ago
If you mean a user, pretty high. Reddit users and former users make up the bulk of people who are interested in or are otherwise aware of Voat, and account for a significant amount of internet users in general.
If you mean an admin or other employee, pretty low. Anyone who says otherwise is either merely speculating or gone down the conspiracy rabbit-hole. And let’s not kid ourselves — actual low-mid level employees have better things to do, and the high-level employees that we’d love to blame for everything would not be so technically-inclined.
thefoolofemmaus ago
Thanks, I was hoping for a little more information than what was on the label.
TheyKeepOnRising ago
Well you can also check the 3-4 posts already on Voat from people asking the same thing and getting hundreds of detailed responses.
Komm ago
That's really all there is to it. Its making sure you are a genuine user and not something like LOIC.