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> Governments can easily block AWS as well and they have. Even simpler, they just go for the kill-switch and kill internet. They can, but the collateral damage
by ardy42 6y ago
> Governments can easily block AWS as well and they have. Even simpler, they just go for the kill-switch and kill internet.
They can, but the collateral damage of doing that is high, which is a deterrent. The only regimes where that's realistically an option are ones where they've consciously developed an independent tech ecosystem (e.g. China) or where their power is so secure they couldn't care less about the damage.
- xfer 6y agoUnless you are talking about very stable countries(where this is not even an issue to begin with), we have already seen a few(russia, india etc) doing this without a second thought, not just china. The damage can be attributed to someone else when you own the communication channels.
- ardy42 6y ago> we have already seen a few(russia, india etc) doing this without a second thought, not just china. The damage can be attributed to someone else when you own the communication channels. Russia might fall under the category of "regimes...where their power is so secure they couldn't care less about the damage," and it appears they did in fact see a lot of collateral damage during the attempt. India's blocks look to be localized an temporary.