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
Wicked, I don't have to change anything.
this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2024
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I mean, sure, more power to them but that is not how the internet works? Just ddos your page, come on.
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.
That's why you do it in a country with no extradition treaty or cyber security.
This guy ddos's! Well, hopefully not since it is a crime after all.
Y'know, in Minecraft maybe.
It's also actually effective.
Less links = less ad impressions, less impressions = less money.
Can't get ad revenue if the site's down.
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.
Is there any background to their strike?
They don't want the Observer (Sunday paper) to be sold off. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/guardian-writers-on-strike-over-observer-sale/ar-AA1vfVC8
Thanks.
(If anyone else from the UK wants to read this link you'll need a VPN)
How odd! I think it was working without a VPN when I shared it ..
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.
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.
Is that my Timezone or theirs?
GMT since the Guardian is a UK paper.
wouldn't it be more effective if they put a strike notice on their page and shared things prolifically
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.
I'm confused.. Tues, or 5-6?