Comment by belorn

Comment by belorn a day ago

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An implementation detail that might be interesting is that the discussed method of the ban is to use the same ISP block that is used for torrent sites (and other websites).

This may be a bit of relevance when talking about how banning a website get applied through the legal system.

nickelpro a day ago

That's not how the law works.

The law levies fines against distributors of the app, it doesn't ban possession or block the operation of the app itself.

Ie, Google and Apple are forced to delist TikTok or face heavy fines

hedora a day ago

That’s a good point. Apparently VPN popularity is already exploding in states that PornHub had to block.

Maybe we will finally get the decentralized computer network we thought we were building in the 1990s (as a combination of software overlays and point to point unlicensed wireless links).

DanAtC a day ago

What ISPs blocks? American ISPs don't block anything. The US government prefers to seize domains and hosting.

We're not (yet) like the UK or EU where rights holders can click a button and have IPs blocked without due process.