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Could Australian ISPs be instructed to just blacklist Google's and Facebook's Ad servers nationally?

• shakna 6y ago
  There are currently several sites banned in Australia, and the blacklisting took the form of ISPs hijacking the DNS lookup. Which means it is totally ineffective. Our government is not well known for mandating the right tool for the right job, when it comes to tech.
  • batiudrami 6y ago
    Sure but custom DNS is not something everyone can or will do, and businesses certainly won't allow it.
    • shakna 6y ago
      Sure, but there are a few caveats to that: + Firefox doesn't use the system DNS by default anymore (Defaults to the DoH provider, usually Cloudflare) + Chrome doesn't use the system DNS by default anymore (Defaults to Google's) + Businesses often set the default DNS to use Google's, not their ISPs.
• speedgoose 6y ago
  China has the technology.
• tikkabhuna 6y ago
  Perhaps the Australian government would prohibit Australian companies from advertising with FB/Google?