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I would not want to be a Verizon rep right now, nosiree. Given the scale of the shitstorm that kicked up when AT&T briefly blocked 4chan due to a DDoS, I can't see this ending well for anyone.
The dudes I talked to at the Network Repair Bureau said they'd been pretty slammed tonight. =/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=128IR21ZQa0

Time for Verizon to sell off any yellow vans, change its myspace password, and buy a dog

I can't believe there was a picture of an exploding van with a little caption saying 'demonstration' that could have been quite easily missed leaving you with the impression that Anonymous were blowing up vans. Unbelievable.
"[...] a secret website that requires you to remain anonymous"
Not that its worth much, but it should be pointed out: The block is on Verizon's wireless (cellular data) network, not their FIOS or DSL networks.
I'm wondering how long it'll stay that way, personally.
I'd rather wait for more information to come out before deciding if I want to be outraged or not. For all we know, the block isn't targeted at 4chan specifically, but the IP's to try and fight a DDoS (which is, iirc, what happened with AT&T). Verizon's FIOS network might be able to handle the extra traffic from such an event, even if their wireless network can't.

One interesting thought is: if a DDoS is the case, it might speak a bit about how the network would survive if Verizon got the iPhone.

Yah, I mentioned the DDoS issue in my post and in an email to moot. We'll see what happens.
If you wait for more info to come out, there's a good chance you'll wait until it's too late.

Who am I kidding? Donating $50 to the EFF is probably worth 50 hours of complaining online, with my limited reach. BTW, I just donated that $50. :)

If you wait for more info to come out, there's a good chance you'll wait until it's too late.

By all means, jump to conclusions about events based on preformed opinions about a company. I won't stop you. But excuse me for not jumping down after you ;)

At the moment the page loads on my Verizon Wireless Blackberry.
I thought that blackberries had their own network? Wasn't there was a big outage for blackberries awhile back that didn't affect other smartphones?
Kindof...blackberries proxy all of their web traffic through RIM. One of the reasons (I think) why they do this is so that they can compress images.
When I use my Vodafone USB stick on their UK 2G network, they silently proxy everything and compress images - it's dreadful. On 3G, they seem to let images through in their original state.

They're also pretty censorious. Needless-to-say, the likes of 4chan and porn are blocked on Vodafone's cellular network. But so are Flickr, Meebo, Google Talk and a whole host of other inoffensive yet useful websites. All redirect to a page telling you that they're barred by "content control".

Why can cellular operators get away with blocking stuff that other ISPs would never dream of filtering out? Why should it be any different whether I'm accessing the net through my Vodafone dongle or my ADSL line?

Why can cellular operators get away with blocking stuff

Why have you not switched providers to protest the blocking? Ultimately, those questions have the same answer (literally), I think.

I'm continuing to update this post as I get information... stay tuned!
"A Verizon NRB rep said their center has been deluged with phone calls"

Didn't see that coming.

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This will surely end well.

gets popcorn

I'm guessing verizon blocked it because there was a attack directed at 4chan or something is fishy and they are attacking from verizons network.
From Verizon/s wireless network, though?

It just doesn't make too much sense right now.

I got email replies from Verizon PR - they said they were looking into it - and from Moot, who said it'd taken him, the friggin' site owner, HOURS to get Verizon to even acknowledge the block was on their end.

Far be it from me to defend the home of the /b/, but really? You block a dude's entire website and you don't tell him why? That's really strange to me.

Site loads fine on my Verizon Wireless Droid.