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US doesn't need to block anything because many Internet companies' headquarters (domain name registrars, SSL certificate providers, cloud providers, OS develope
by codedokode 9y ago
US doesn't need to block anything because many Internet companies' headquarters (domain name registrars, SSL certificate providers, cloud providers, OS developers, messengers, search engines, video publishing platforms) are located in USA and therefore are the subject of US laws.
For example, US doesn't have to block access to online casinos - they just order the banks and financial institutions not to work with such sites.
But Russia doesn't have such authority over Facebook or Skype. It cannot issue a NSL to Google for example. Therefore they are looking for other methods of controlling those companies (such as laws requiring to keep russian users' data in Russia).
China blocks many foreign web services and as a result they have their national messengers, search engine, social networks that will comply with national laws.
I do not approve Russian or China (especially China) policies, I just want to notice that Internet being an international medium without borders and customs creates new problems for applying national legislation (like taxation or spreading information violationg the laws).
- Spooky23 9y agoI was referring to the act of interference, not the motivation behind it. The government may not need to decrypt or block most traffic, but telcos will want to extract a levy for various uses of their circuits. Using the argument used against Netflix, why should your employer just be able to benefit from pushing ActiveSync down to your phone without paying Verizon?