Before everyone goes crazy, I would like to know the standard procedure at AT&T to deal with a DDoS attack. Can they point to previous examples of shutting down sites because of it? Surely 4chan isn't the only site that has been attacked through their network. If they have a history of doing this and have granted access back to the site this is a non-story. If they don't ever do this and they can't point to previous examples, then my friends, they may well deserve the barrels of fun coming their way.
The pertinent question at hand is, did AT&T block access to parts of the site to counteract DDoS attacks or to censor content?<p>The opinions of rational people can't be adequately formed until it becomes clearer as to the reasons behind the action.