We’re back! « Fitwatch

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We’re back!

And with a secure server, massive coverage and a clear message that we’re here to stay.

On Monday night we received notification that our site had been suspended due to “attempting to pervert the course of justice” due to our posting offering advice to the Millbank students. Whilst the email requesting the site be closed on the basis it was being used for “criminal activity” came from DI Paul Hoare, from the Police Central e-crime Unit, the authorisation to close was given much closer to home, by acting Detective Inspector Will Hodgeson. Hodgeson, who was involved in the first Fitwatch case, and has sat through many of our trials and appeals, evidently finally had enough and decided to shut us down.

However, through totally underestimating the power of social media, this pathetic attempt has failed miserably. Within minutes of networking what had happened, people were re-publishing the post anywhere and everywhere. There are now over 100 sites carrying the original post – we haven’t managed to count them all. We have been overwhelmed by the support and solidarity and send massive thanks to everyone who’s offered to help and reposted the information. If we haven’t replied personally, it’s only because we’ve been inundated, and haven’t had time.

This was a real attempt to squash dissent and criticism of the police, as well as attempting to stifle common sense advice to protesters subject to a witch hunt by the right wing press. The solidarity given by so many people has ensured this hasn’t happened, and has shown we can fight back. Even if we were to be arrested and prosecuted now, we would still be grateful to CO11 for the amount of publicity they’ve generated for us.

We’re back, and we’re stronger than ever.

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November 18th, 2010 - 12:24

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Robbie Pennington
November 18th, 2010 - 14:38

Well done. Glad to see you back! Keep up the good work.
Peskycat
November 18th, 2010 - 15:53

Too many crooks have been cookin their books!!! Time for change…
Geoff Turner
November 18th, 2010 - 17:06

Congratulations for your efforts on watching those who spy on us, and on establishing another web site. We must not let our rulers turn this into a police state.
Strudders
November 18th, 2010 - 17:22

Welcome back and don’t let the buggers grind you down. )
ET
November 18th, 2010 - 18:22

I love that it seems to be getting to the point where they can’t just screw us all over, indenture us to servitude, steal our money and censor the protests like they used to be able to. Long live the Internet!
Kevin
November 18th, 2010 - 18:58

Well done for getting back online …
admin
November 19th, 2010 - 03:35

For those who have asked, and those who feel able to contribute, our Paypal account is now working.

Thanks once again for all the support people have given us. It has been an incredible few days.
Bob
November 19th, 2010 - 10:30

Censorship is futile!
think harder
November 19th, 2010 - 16:51

Well done! Refuse, resist!
CA
November 19th, 2010 - 17:07

Very glad to see you back. Thank you for the great work you do.
CA
November 19th, 2010 - 21:34

You stink
teifidancer
November 21st, 2010 - 17:06

censorship never wins, regards
Anonymous
November 23rd, 2010 - 23:52

c’mon, stop orgasming over ‘social media’ …. not that I’m in disagreement with most of your output and work, but the dynamics of social-networks produces its own problems of representation, yadda yadda….so the site got lucky/were well connected and bing, became a viral…maybe better than disappearing into the oblivion, so things can be learnt – but lets not get ahead of ourselves!

“censorship never wins, regards” – who is this person ‘censorship’, and on what timescale does he ‘never’ do this construct of ‘win’?
Anonymous
November 28th, 2010 - 11:19

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antigtjones
July 24th, 2011 - 22:50

our day will come
Polly S Mann
August 25th, 2011 - 04:05

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Singularity Utopia
August 31st, 2011 - 22:07

It’s not crystal clear how you came back, did you merely change your web host? Is it now your own personal “secure server” that you are using?