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TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world 2 days agoYou are right in that purposefully creating massive traffic to a specific website is most probably against some TOS (I would not go so far as to say illegal). Nevertheless, this is war and my contribution, by itself, is insignificant and remains well under the radar.
This war is very dear to my heart and I wanted to attract some attention to this tool for people who feel the same.
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No, this is not a civil matter or TOS violation. It is a federal crime and felony in the USA under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Thank you for your concern. I do not reside in the USA. Certainly, actions that would hinder an oppressive government’s reach would be made illegal, but there is strength in numbers.
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 days ago
There is only strength in numbers (as a defence, which is what you’re positing) if everyone is informed of the consequences of their actions. If they are not, they can blame you for misleading them.
People aren’t doubting the virtue of your intent but you are speaking very confidently incorrectly about legal matters which doesn’t help your overall appeal.
TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It seems so. I guess I do not understand where the many requests/DDoS limit is and the ramifications it may entail in some jurisdictions, although, I explicitly wrote “DDoS” in the title…
I had the impression that as a lone actor, lending CPU cycles, you do not fall into the latter category, since the state-sponsored attack, which I support in this instance, is carried out by a different entity.
Perhaps, you would even argue that you have plausible deniability when accused of carrying out such attacks, just like the proprietor of a hacked device cannot be held liable (I assume). Definitely good to know.