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John Oliver and an army of Internet trolls managed to break the FCC's website Monday night.
On the Sunday, June 1, episode of "Last Week Tonight," Oliver issued a rallying cry to angry online commenters to "focus your indiscriminate rage in a useful direction" against the Federal Communication Commission's proposed changes to net neutrality regulations. The following day, the FCC website's comment system received so much traffic, it stopped functioning for more than two hours.
John Oliver and an army of Internet trolls managed to break the FCC's website Monday night.
On the Sunday, June 1, episode of "Last Week Tonight," Oliver issued a rallying cry to angry online commenters to "focus your indiscriminate rage in a useful direction" against the Federal Communication Commission's proposed changes to net neutrality regulations. The following day, the FCC website's comment system received so much traffic, it stopped functioning for more than two hours.
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John Oliver's Army Of Internet Trolls Broke A Government Website (Original Post)
Agschmid
Jun 2014
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Gothmog
(145,794 posts)1. I am really enjoying Oliver's show
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)2. He's a bit long winded sometimes, but I am enjoying the show as well.
I know this happened a week or so ago I am just a bit behind on my news cycle, the weather has been too nice out!
countryjake
(8,554 posts)3. kickety
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)4. Some Brits just want to watch the world burn.
(Yes, I know John's an American citizen)
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)5. That segment was hilarious and chock full of truth
I really enjoy his show. That particular segment was just brilliant.
Uncle Joe
(58,506 posts)6. I believe that video has become an instant classic.
Thanks for the thread, Agschmid.