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Glory_Beckons ago

Atko avoided saying what it was (perhaps just didn't feel comfortable disclosing technical details since he isn't in charge anymore), but his posts did imply it was a technical problem with Voat itself. Something he could fix himself. Just couldn't figure out right away, or didn't realize he still had the access required. So not an imposed shutdown.

Also, a 503 response is not what would naturally happen if an agency raided and confiscated the servers. Something has to generate that response. And CloudFlare had to still provide service. Which means the hardware was still there, the software was still running, and trying to serve Voat, but failing for some reason.

It could all be an act, of course. But that would be a very elaborate ruse... and not a very effective one, since most users don't know servers well enough to note the subtle tells. The whole thing is just too awkward and random. Coverups are cleaner than this.

Vindicator ago

Coverups are cleaner than this.

:-) Occams razor. You may well be right.