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Does Online Safety Act covers only HTTP? I mean does it cover say bittorrent? Or any outgoing TCP connection?

• wiredpancake 1y ago
  As if this is even a consideration in the law. They are clueless to whatever an internet protocol is. Effectively, if it uses the "internet" and you interface with it from a device, it is subject to the ruling.
  • trhway 1y ago
    And if i were a lawyer i'd use the legal system - specifically i'd start by challenging OSA on the undue burden grounds for say BitTorrent - bringing in some experts, etc.. If not successful - such ruling would effectively prohibit all unauthenticated network activity - would make the cost of OSA clear to the public. If successful, i'd show that the same content OSA worried about - like p.rn - is widely available on BitTorrent, and thus having limitations for HTTP while not for BitTorrent is capricious or something like this.
    • wpm 1y ago
      You're allowed to say porn