On November 7, starting around midnight Eastern Time, Twitter.com went down. The outage only lasted around 30-45 minutes, but users believe it had to do with WikiLeaks, the U.S. election, and a DDoS attack.
Before the outage, WikiLeaks tweeted about #DNCLeak2, a release of 8263 new emails from the DNC.
RELEASE: 8263 new emails from the DNC #DNCLeak2 #feelthebern #imwithher #demexit
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It seems to be true that #DNCLeak2 was trending on Twitter before the blackout, but has since been removed from the trends list. A bit after the outage, the hashtag was added to the trends list once again.
A screencap of Twitter’s U.S. trends taken at 11:54 PM PST on November 6, 2016 (after the outage). The hashtag was missing when Twitter went back up, but it seems to be reinstated. (Twitter)
Many are connecting the #DNCLeak2, which implied the Clintons were responsible for the killing of Vince Foster — whose death was ruled a suicide.
Here are some twitter users’ ideas on the subject:
They’re running scared of @wikileaks. Doing DDoS attacks on Twitter, 4chan, & Reddit. #DNCLeak2 #vincefoster #RonBrown has HRC shook.
DDOS ATTACK BY GOV IN PROGRESS! THEY WILL DO THIS THRU ELECTION NIGHT! THEY DONT WANT US COMMUNICATING! STEALING ELECTION UNDER BLACK OUT!
WikiLeaks servers are currently under a massive targeted DDoS attack after releasing #DNCLeak2. Keep us strong.
Weird. It’s almost as if Twitter has a vested interest in protecting Hillary and hiding #DNCLeak2.
If y’all were or are having trouble accessing twitter it’s because #DNCLeak2
Can’t get onTwitter for 20 min.Wikileaks goes down when they drop #DNCLeak2 Twitter censoring.What r they trying to hide
They’re running scared of @wikileaks. Doing DDoS attacks on Twitter, 4chan, & Reddit. #DNCLeak2 #vincefoster #RonBrown has HRC shook.
Do you think Twitter was in on the outage? Do you think the NSA was involved? Leave your thoughts below!
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Why Was Twitter Down? Another DDoS Attack? Everything You Need To Know