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- "Every blocking order must go through a U.S. court, requiring clear evidence, due process, and judicial oversight to ensure fair enforcement and prevent censo
by perihelions 2y ago
- "Every blocking order must go through a U.S. court, requiring clear evidence, due process, and judicial oversight to ensure fair enforcement and prevent censorship. Courts must first verify that any site-blocking order does not interfere with access to lawful material before issuing an order."
I don't see how these could be feasible in practice. Two days ago there was a political advocacy piece about copyright on HN [0], and people in the discussion thread asked for a mirror because their country censored it. Broader point being, either you have to relax these professed legal protections beyond recognition, or you have an ineffective law.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42902385 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42902385 ("Copyright reform is necessary for national security (annas-archive.org)")
(This is neither here nor there, but it's remarkable the Congressperson who wrote this internet-blocking bill is the same one who once named a bill after Aaron Swartz).
- k310 2y agoShe noted her flip from opposition to SOPA to this. The current (slight) majority party is both in favor of blocking and "no regulations at all" Since Citizens United, only money matters anyway. Let the bidding begin.