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For one, Facebook is its own hosting provider. Not only do they have their own servers, they have their own datacenters and networks. There's quite literally no
by grishka 6y ago
For one, Facebook is its own hosting provider. Not only do they have their own servers, they have their own datacenters and networks. There's quite literally no one to take them offline like that.
- varispeed 6y agoIt is common that large companies split into subsidiaries dedicated to handle one or a couple of tasks. I wouldn't be surprised if the FB hosting was handled by a separate company owned by FB. Regardless - if there is a request to take something offline, then it should be followed. It is unacceptable that we have two tier legal system. One, very strict for small players, and essentially no rules for the big boys.
- jtbayly 6y agoI hereby request that FB and Twitter be taken offline.
- pas 6y agoIt regularly happens, eg. China blocks Google, Brazil sometimes blocks WhatsApp. It depends very much on who does the requesting, and how much pushback there will/would be, and how it will be dealt with. (In China, the pushback doesn't really matter, in Brazil it still does.)
- jtbayly 6y agoI know it does. I just thought the claim above was absurd: > if there is a request to take something offline, then it should be followed.