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The issue here is that if a watchdog so much as looks at a provider wrong, under this ruling, they have to obey instantly even if the watchdog's claim is wrong
by coffeeling 3y ago
The issue here is that if a watchdog so much as looks at a provider wrong, under this ruling, they have to obey instantly even if the watchdog's claim is wrong and fraudulent.
To repeat, this would mean the innocent have to go through the trouble to prove their innocence in the face of bullies who are given maximum leeway instead of the watchdogs having to thoroughly substantiate their claim to demand removal in unclear cases.
It makes the watchdogs de facto sovereign censors of the Internet, and turns any idea of due process into a pleasant fiction for most people.
It's also worth noting that ISPs are pretty low on the internet services stack, and as such should be much closer to a water or electricity company than to a newspaper.