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[โ€“] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not about identification it's about being disconnected in a DoS by someone with faster internet (until I can get a new one, dynamic IP rotates).

[โ€“] Mubelotix@jlai.lu -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

DoS is expensive. Who the hell would spend money just to get you disconnected? Nobody cares about your connection