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Could the United States government easily turn off the Internet for US citizens?
- timothyfcook 5y agoInteresting question. Feels like they could maybe do this effectively for a significant portion of the population but that more savvy users would find ways around a blockade?
- simondanerd 5y agoIt would help to live near the northern border - one could get cell signal from "the other side" in certain situations and effectively restore a limited connection to a limited area.
- whit537 5y agoThe question occurs to me because I was talking with someone from Iran recently and learned about Internet shutdowns there. Why can't it happen here? https://www.netfreedompioneers.org/iranian-elections-2021-how-to-survive-an-internet-shutdown/ https://www.netfreedompioneers.org/iranian-elections-2021-ho...
- r721 5y agoThere's a nonprofit that campaigns against internet shutdowns - Access Now. They have a lot of information on their website: https://www.accessnow.org/issue/internet-shutdowns/ https://www.accessnow.org/issue/internet-shutdowns/ https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton-faq/ https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton-faq/ Related news story: >Internet shutdowns: The new authoritarian weapon of choice https://www.protocol.com/policy/internet-shutdowns-report https://www.protocol.com/policy/internet-shutdowns-report (Sep 2021)
- Dracophoenix 5y agoThey can take down sites that use American-owned TLDs. It happened to Iran. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24746350 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24746350