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clew<p>Hashtagging to maybe flag in experts in <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/VOIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOIP</span></a> and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MagicJack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagicJack</span></a> and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/CenturyLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenturyLink</span></a></p><p>(Wow, the only hashtag action on MagicJack I can see is an old post by Doctorow, who thinks very poorly of them.)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@Grizzlysgrowls" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Grizzlysgrowls</span></a></span></p>
Artemis<p>So, uh, you know how internet service providers "technically" have competition?</p><p>Well <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Xfinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xfinity</span></a> just doubled my bill last month.<br>I go to check other ISPs, and the only other option is <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CenturyLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenturyLink</span></a>, who is offering me ONE POINT FIVE MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.<br>FOR FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS A MONTH.</p><p>"the FCC defines broadband as internet with speeds of at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload."</p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> govt <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> penetrated <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networks</span></a> of several large US-based <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> service providers, may have gained access 2 systems used 4 court-authorized <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wiretaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wiretaps</span></a> of communications networks "People familiar w the matter" told WSJ that hackers breached networks of companies including <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verizon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AT</span></a>&amp;T, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Lumen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lumen</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CenturyLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenturyLink</span></a> "For months or longer hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate w lawful US requests for communications data <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">24/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Chinese government <a href="https://c.im/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> penetrated the networks of several large US-based Internet service providers <br>and may have gained access to systems used for court-authorized <a href="https://c.im/tags/wiretaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wiretaps</span></a> of communications networks, <br>The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. </p><p>"People familiar with the matter" told the WSJ that hackers breached the networks of companies including <a href="https://c.im/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verizon</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/ATandT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATandT</span></a>, and Lumen (also known as <a href="https://c.im/tags/CenturyLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenturyLink</span></a>).</p><p>"A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of US broadband providers, <br>potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests," the WSJ wrote. </p><p>"For months or longer, the hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate with lawful US requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter."</p><p>These "attackers also had access to other tranches of more generic Internet traffic," according to the WSJ's sources. </p><p>The attack is being attributed to a Chinese hacking group called <a href="https://c.im/tags/SaltTyphoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaltTyphoon</span></a>.<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">24/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/</span></a></p>
censored for “transphobia”<p>@garidin <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/RAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RAGA</span></a> supporters cont:<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/CapitalOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CapitalOne</span></a> $50,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/TysonFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TysonFoods</span></a> $40,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Enterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Enterprise</span></a> $35,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Aflac" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aflac</span></a> $28,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/SquirePattonBoggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SquirePattonBoggs</span></a> $25,125<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Pepsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pepsi</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/StateFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StateFarm</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Deloitte" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Deloitte</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/RentAcenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RentAcenter</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Millercoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Millercoors</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Google</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Centurylink" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Centurylink</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/BankOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BankOfAmerica</span></a> (<a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/BofA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BofA</span></a>) $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Verizon</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Walgreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Walgreens</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/JPMorgan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JPMorgan</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Chase" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chase</span></a> $25,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Navient" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Navient</span></a> $15,350<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Carmax" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Carmax</span></a> $15,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Carvana" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Carvana</span></a> $15,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/BestBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BestBuy</span></a> $15,000<br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/TMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TMobile</span></a> $15,000 ← the only one that surprises me.<br />(part 2/2)</p>
Donna Coble<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Centurylink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centurylink</span></a><br>No internet service since Dec 12,2022. Why do your people tell me its being fixed when obviously nobody even cares? LOUSY LOUSY SERVICE</p>
censored for “transphobia”<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://democracy.town/@TonyStark" class="u-url mention">@<span>TonyStark</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JohnJClimateMarcher" class="u-url mention">@<span>JohnJClimateMarcher</span></a></span> Also note that if your ISP is <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/CenturyLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CenturyLink</span></a>, <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Qwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Qwest</span></a>, <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/TimeWarner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TimeWarner</span></a> (<a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/roadRunner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>roadRunner</span></a>), those ISPs are <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/ALEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ALEC</span></a> members, which means they fund right wing politics.</p>
censored for “transphobia”<p>Hashtags of the more notable corps in that list: <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Aflac" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aflac</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/AlamoRentACar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlamoRentACar</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/AnheuserBusch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnheuserBusch</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Arbys" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arbys</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/CenturyLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CenturyLink</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/ChickFilA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChickFilA</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/CocaCola" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CocaCola</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cox</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Delta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Delta</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Dillards" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dillards</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/EnterpriseRentACar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnterpriseRentACar</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Equifax" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Equifax</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Hallmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hallmark</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/HomeDepot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HomeDepot</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Lexmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lexmark</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Monsanto</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/NCR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NCR</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/OReillyAuto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OReillyAuto</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/PaneraBread" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PaneraBread</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/PapaJohns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PapaJohns</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Porsche" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Porsche</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Purina" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Purina</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/SARALeeBakery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SARALeeBakery</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/SunTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SunTrust</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/TexasRoadhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasRoadhouse</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Toyota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Toyota</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/TysonFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TysonFoods</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/UPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UPS</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Walmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Walmart</span></a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/YumBrands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>YumBrands</span></a></p>