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[[Meatspinnetwork.com|The Meatspin Network]], which includes 15 distinct shock sites, was officially launched on February 19th, 2007, and has since established its own blog, [[Twitter]] account, [[YouTube]] channel, and [[Reddit]]. Although there are claims that four Irish students set a world record of 10,000,112 spins in 2009, there is no concrete evidence to support this. On March 10th, 2012, the ''Meatspin.com'' domain lapsed, causing a parked domain advertisement to appear. The website's disappearance was reported by various pop culture blogs and forums, and the site was restored by March 13th. However, on March 10th, 2013, the domain expired once again and as of March 12th, has not been renewed.<ref>Know Your Meme. "Meatspin." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/meatspin.</ref> | [[Meatspinnetwork.com|The Meatspin Network]], which includes 15 distinct shock sites, was officially launched on February 19th, 2007, and has since established its own blog, [[Twitter]] account, [[YouTube]] channel, and [[Reddit]]. Although there are claims that four Irish students set a world record of 10,000,112 spins in 2009, there is no concrete evidence to support this. On March 10th, 2012, the ''Meatspin.com'' domain lapsed, causing a parked domain advertisement to appear. The website's disappearance was reported by various pop culture blogs and forums, and the site was restored by March 13th. However, on March 10th, 2013, the domain expired once again and as of March 12th, has not been renewed.<ref>Know Your Meme. "Meatspin." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/meatspin.</ref> | ||
In March 2013, a student named Benjamin Blouin, who was studying computer engineering at [[wikipedia:Florida State University Panama City | In March 2013, a student named Benjamin Blouin, who was studying computer engineering at [[wikipedia:Florida State University Panama City|''Florida State University Panama City'']] campus, redirected all users of the school's wireless network to the Meatspin website after hacking into it. The school's administration later suspended him and charged him with a third-degree felony for offenses against computer users. Blouin defended his actions by stating that he did it to urge school officials to improve the network's security. He further claimed that he did not specifically choose Meatspin, as it was the default website on the application he used to administer the hack. The incident led to an immediate upgrade of the school's network security.<ref>Daily Dot. "Florida State student's Wi-Fi prank leads to Meatspin." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/florida-state-student-meatspin-wi-fi-prank/.</ref> | ||
|''Florida State University Panama City'']] campus, redirected all users of the school's wireless network to the Meatspin website after hacking into it. The school's administration later suspended him and charged him with a third-degree felony for offenses against computer users. Blouin defended his actions by stating that he did it to urge school officials to improve the network's security. He further claimed that he did not specifically choose Meatspin, as it was the default website on the application he used to administer the hack. The incident led to an immediate upgrade of the school's network security.<ref>Daily Dot. "Florida State student's Wi-Fi prank leads to Meatspin." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/florida-state-student-meatspin-wi-fi-prank/.</ref> | |||
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