73,000 blogs shut down as FBI probes Qaeda posts

[cory777]

Source: AFP

An Internet hosting service said Tuesday that it shut down a blogging platform because bomb-making instructions and an al-Qaeda "hit list" had been posted on the site.

BurstNET, a Pennsylvania-based Web hosting service, said that it shut down Blogetery.com earlier this month after US law enforcement officials pointed out the al-Qaeda material on the platform used by some 70,000 bloggers.

In a statement, BurstNET said it was asked by law enforcement officials on July 9 to provide information about the ownership of the server hosting Blogetry.com.

"It was revealed that a link to terrorist material, including bomb-making instructions and an al-Qaeda 'hit list,' had been posted to the site," BurstNET said.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0720/73000-blogs-shut-fbi-probes-qaeda-posts/

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[bitchkitty]

1. One site, and they shut all 73,000 down. n/t

[DJ13]

2. Its like killing a fly with a bunker buster

[Downwinder]

3. Makes DOS attacks old hat. Just make an al-Qaeda post.

[formercia]

4. You don't even need to know Arabic

Just cut and paste.

Real bomb makers don't post on the Internet.

Anyone who thinks they can learn that trade on the Internet will more than likely just eliminate themselves.

[Poll_Blind]

5. This is a big deal. K&R!

PB