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US doesn't need to block sites because many major IT companies are under their jurisdiction and they (their courts) can just order to remove the content or stop
by codedokode 8y ago
US doesn't need to block sites because many major IT companies are under their jurisdiction and they (their courts) can just order to remove the content or stop serving the domain name. For example, they seize casino's domain names and order the banks not to allow payment to them. What's wrong with online casinos? Should't people have the right to decide how to spend their money?
- atemerev 8y agoI am not saying that the US are perfect in every regard. I only admire their anti-censorship stance, which is increasingly rare. There are still many problems, e.g. with arbitrariness of law application, and the popularity of surveillance state. However, there is subtle, but important (at least to me) distinction between “this site violates the law — let’s pursuit its owners legally” and “this site violates the law — let’s block it for everyone and censor communications to implement that”.
- codedokode 8y agoBut US blocks casino sites for everyone when it seizes their domain names.