ControlledPlatform

First of all Atko and Putt are MIA. Atko recently upvoted a submission which some people seem to think debunks the theory that he's MIA. Well he most likely uovoted it by accident while scrolling and if anything that means that he definitely has enough spare time to browse Voat and simply doesn't want to communicate with us.

Now here's the most alarming part. Voat's source code is no longer open source. The source code on Github is outdated and Putt has admitted to modifying the code somewhat recently. This means that Voat is no longer open source.

Something is going on here. I think they were put under a gag order and this site is being heavily monitored. It's labelled as a hate site in Switzerland where he resides.

Now I'm not sure if this is legit or not but somebody posted screenshots of a Facebook message they received from Atko's sister that said he was " experiencing legal problems". Who knows if that's true though.

Now let's just ignore all the speculation and focus on the facts for a second.

Voat is no longer open source. Fact. Atko and Putt are MIA. Fact. Atko still browses Voat but doesn't comment or submit or respond to messages or pings. Fact.

So something is definitely going on here.

Also, the source code was recently modified so that once an account is driven into account restrictions it can never submit again.

Here are screenshots demonstrating that.

http://m.imgur.com/YybsHDO,FTd1hY8

The last time the account posted was over 24 hours ago.

That line of code isn't in the source code on Github so I know it's a recent addition.

I don't know what's going on but there's definitely something weird going on here.

Voopin__Voopin

Well, shit.

@SaneGoatiSwear

SaneGoatiSwear

also, such a legit user claiming this lol /s

SaneGoatiSwear

on one hand i'm like yay voat

on the other i'm like, no voat is kil.

and on the third goat hand here, i gotta agree with other commenters (EDIT: other commenters where'd they go? people were saying this could easily be edited?!? where did comments go?): click f12 or w/e edit it and take a pic. too easy. proof in larger context of the comment in a page with a picture of a person with timestamp or something to prove.

look, i don't want to jump guns here and just go "lawl spiracy firmed" no. i want a happy healthy voat. that's what i want. i want atko and puttitout to pop and and laugh in my face what a silly goat i've been they were messin!. and all of this to be a big laugh.

so in true skeptic's form, imma want super serious proof of op's pic or it's just what top comment says.

cheers for the ping!

Voopin__Voopin

no prob man. i been following the megathread, as well as the more concise version in /v/whatever . I love voat too. I dont say a lot, but lurk like the herp.

Amadameus

Feds. "Legal trouble" doesn't come from many other places, especially when you're admin of a free speech board.

GIF-lLL-S0NG

perhaps they audit by irs or subpoenaed to appear as witness for govt?

SavePrivateRyne

Can you explain why we should abandon ship now?

Why should we leave just because of legal troubles?

SaneGoatiSwear

"users can delete their data"

not if the copies of the servers are part of an ongoing investigation!

and with a gag, they aren't even able to tell us.

they can just about make a video submission titled "something something shenanigans" to get around a gag telling us there's a gag. even then atko could be in hot water if we are to assume that's the message, and it was the intent of atko during an actual gag order, then yeah, he might still be in trouble for that as it could be construed as a breach of the gag.

ControlledPlatform

Voat's source code isn't open source anymore either.

" First of all Atko and Putt are MIA. Atko recently upvoted a submission which some people seem to think debunks the theory that he's MIA. Well he most likely uovoted it by accident while scrolling and if anything that means that he definitely has enough spare time to browse Voat and simply doesn't want to communicate with us.

Now here's the most alarming part. Voat's source code is no longer open source. The source code on Github is outdated and Putt has admitted to modifying the code somewhat recently. This means that Voat is no longer open source.

Something is going on here. I think they were put under a gag order and this site is being heavily monitored. It's labelled as a hate site in Switzerland where he resides.

Now I'm not sure if this is legit or not but somebody posted screenshots of a Facebook message they received from Atko's sister that said he was " experiencing legal problems". Who knows if that's true though.

Now let's just ignore all the speculation and focus on the facts for a second.

Voat is no longer open source. Fact. Atko and Putt are MIA. Fact. Atko still browses Voat but doesn't comment or submit or respond to messages or pings. Fact.

So something is definitely going on here.

Also, the source code was recently modified so that once an account is driven into account restrictions it can never submit again.

Here are screenshots demonstrating that.

http://m.imgur.com/YybsHDO,FTd1hY8

The last time the account posted was over 24 hours ago.

That line of code isn't in the source code on Github so I know it's a recent addition.

I don't know what's going on but there's definitely something weird going on here."

SavePrivateRyne

Oh. That's an interesting point. Thank you for that.

Wouldn't have thought of that otherwise.

SeanBox

Atko and puttitout vanished about a month ago. Atko claimed to be motorcycling around Switzerland at one point and I think they said puttitout went to Ibiza. No proof of life since the motorcycle pic.

28464049

Farewell guys. It was good while it lasted.