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PC World: "It appears some of AT&T's broadband customers across the United States were intentionally blocked from accessing the infamous forum 4chan over the weekend."

Yesterday, AT&T blocked 4chan to DSL subscribers and the reasons weren’t completely clear, leading to speculation that censorship might be in play at the infamous online forum

AT&T did the Internet equivalent yesterday of poking a beehive with a stick: the company blocked parts of 4chan, the Internet forum known for its pranks, hacks and the invention of the Rickr

4chan is the anonymous Internet forum known for its pranks, its hacking, and the Rickroll.

Two big events dominated social media channels this week: the memorial of Michael Jackson and the announcement of Google Chrome OS.

Both events captured the attention of people across the globe.

Internet pranksters, gathered around the popular anonymous internet forum 4chan, have seemingly orchestrated an attack on Twitter, creating a number of fake accounts and pushing the hashtag #gorillapenis to the trending topics.

There’s an interesting discussion on top of Reddit’s front page today.

It starts with a criticism of Twitter’s media coverage; the poster claims that Twitter is overrated, being simply a way for less tech-savvy users to join the various social media movements.

The initial stage of the Facebook username land grab has finished, and we’ve already seen some very, very weird and funny Facebook vanity URLs, with new ones appearing by the minute.

These are a bit like funny tattoos: it’s cool when you do one, but you end up feeling a bit sorry afterwards.

Some of them are real gems, though, so we’ve compiled the list of the silliest ones.