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> It is possible that certain legal authorities might wish to avoid transparency, and not only demand the restriction of access to certain resources, but also a
by tinalumfoil 11y ago
> It is possible that certain legal authorities might wish to avoid transparency, and not only demand the restriction of access to certain resources, but also avoid disclosing that the demand was made.
Speaking of "transparency" why is the political explanation for this absent? Are they trying to say current events and political opinions of authors didn't play a role in this? The code number obviously wasn't chosen for purely logical reasons.
- rwallace 11y agoBecause, as you say, it's obvious - the code number communicates the political opinion that censorship is wrong, or at least a dangerous tool whose use should be highlighted wherever it occurs. People who hold the reverse opinion that censorship is just fine and authorities should feel free to make casual use of it whenever in their sole judgment there is justification for doing so, probably aren't going to be convinced by appending an argument to this announcement.
- kevinbowman 11y agoIt's also possible that a site may misleadingly return 451 codes to indicate that they've been censored when perhaps they haven't, maybe in order to inflame a discussion or some other political maneuvering. So, not only can you not trust that a missing 451 means no censorship, you also can't trust that a present 451 means there is censorship.