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Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Wicked, I don't have to change anything.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I mean, sure, more power to them but that is not how the internet works? Just ddos your page, come on.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, dude, just commit a cybercrime with a maximum sentence of 10 years instead of just asking people not to use the site for 48 hours. It's genius.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's why you do it in a country with no extradition treaty or cyber security.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This guy ddos's! Well, hopefully not since it is a crime after all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Y'know, in Minecraft maybe.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

It's also actually effective.

[–] lemmyng 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Less links = less ad impressions, less impressions = less money.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can't get ad revenue if the site's down.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

But bringing it down is 1)illegal, 2) costly (DDoS cost money), 3) not guaranteed (CDNs can be very resilient) and 4) doesn't show the collective support that not visiting the site does.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is there any background to their strike?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks.

(If anyone else from the UK wants to read this link you'll need a VPN)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How odd! I think it was working without a VPN when I shared it ..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Strange! I just wouldn't work when I first tried, but I VPN'd from USA and it worked. Maybe something else happened the first time and I'm misattributing the success.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

If they sell off the Observer, they’ll lose a lot of their TERF columnists like Sonia Sodha, which would make it less problematic to link/subscribe to them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is that my Timezone or theirs?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

GMT since the Guardian is a UK paper.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you should change the title to the correct dates

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Those are the correct dates. 5th and 6th are tomorrow and the day after.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

the strike is weds 4th (today) and thurs 5th

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

wouldn't it be more effective if they put a strike notice on their page and shared things prolifically

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago

Well I am assuming this is a strike by the journalists. They only write the stories not control the website. I think they just want there to be a global reduction in traffic to show those they're striking against the fuller effect of their strike.

But, just a guess. I've not looked too much into it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I'm confused.. Tues, or 5-6?