On: GitHub under ongoing DDoS attack

[jacquesm]

Any company that makes most or all of its money online is the subject of DDoS attacks for blackmail purposes, github a bit more so because the Chinese government doesn't like it.

It's unfortunately a very normal thing these days.

[randomchars → jacquesm]

What is the PRC's problem with Github?

[elvispt → randomchars]

Its due to these two repost most likely.

https://github.com/greatfire/

https://github.com/cn-nytimes/

Access to them is currently no possible though.

[mehhhhhhh → elvispt]

It is:

https://github.com/cn-nytimes

https://github.com/greatfire

[elvispt → mehhhhhhh]

Had that wrong. thanks.

[leriksen → elvispt]

so we should all fork them ? I mean, they can't block us all can they ? Or am I missing something ?

[ricardobeat → randomchars]

They host the 'GreatFire' org and other software to bypass their censorship firewall.

[spain → randomchars]

Probably because Github is hosting code they don't like (e.g. code used to bypass censorship).