Less links = less ad impressions, less impressions = less money.
Comment on Heads up, don't link to the Guardian on 5/6 December
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I mean, sure, more power to them but that is not how the internet works? Just ddos your page, come on.
lemmyng@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Can’t get ad revenue if the site’s down.
sudneo@lemm.ee 2 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.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s why you do it in a country with no extradition treaty or cyber security.
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
This guy ddos’s! Well, hopefully not since it is a crime after all.
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Y’know, in Minecraft maybe.
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
It’s also actually effective.