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Re: Twitter was down

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Post by danso » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

abadabadingdong wrote: post #5

I wonder how many conspiracies this single outage will trigger.

Given that today was the White House's "Social Media Summit", no doubt there will be a few conspiracies floated. I'm betting "Twitter wanted to block out all the criticism coming form the summit!" will be a popular one.

Re: Twitter was down

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Post by sneakernets » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

Stuff like this makes me wonder if the Internet really is super vulnerable, and the only reason there isn't a mass disruption of communication all the time is because some script kiddies's Pizza Rolls were perfect today so he held off on attacking a backbone.

Re: Twitter was down

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Post by pmlnr » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

anonymousjunior wrote: post #2

the internet is just falling apart these days

nah, the internet is fine.

Only the self-entitled "gatekeepers" are failing, and I'm glad they do.

Re: Twitter was down

#34

Post by RIMR » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

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Re: Twitter was down

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Post by Balgair » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

cgy1 wrote: post #12

I'm sure it's purely coincidence, but interestingly Trump's also holding his Social Media Summit right now.

I had the exact same thought!

Re: Twitter was down

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Post by dthedev » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:11 PM UTC

Pray for the team that has to handle this ticket.

Re: Twitter was down

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Post by idlewords » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:12 PM UTC

RIMR wrote: post #34

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Maybe we all got suspended

Re: Twitter was down

#38

Post by dvduval » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:12 PM UTC

abadabadingdong wrote: post #5

I wonder how many conspiracies this single outage will trigger.

The Tron man's biker shorts ripped right in the crotch, and they're rushing to repair the split in his pants.

Re: Twitter was down

#39

Post by sascha_sl » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:12 PM UTC

jbverschoor wrote: post #17

What’s the fallback for twitter if twitter is down, or worse: stops

part of me wishes it was the fediverse

part of me hates the idea

Re: Twitter was down

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Post by iamnotacrook » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:12 PM UTC

abadabadingdong wrote: post #5

I wonder how many conspiracies this single outage will trigger.

Yeah, I'm sure it's all a big coincidence. If someone was targeting them all I'm sure the effects would be entirely different.