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Who exactly is blocking and on what legal base? If it's Spanish ISPs and they are massively over blocking, why are there no legal actions against them? (E.g. fo

by micw 6mo ago

Who exactly is blocking and on what legal base? If it's Spanish ISPs and they are massively over blocking, why are there no legal actions against them? (E.g. for not fulfilling their contracts)

Moldoteck 6mo ago
Football lobby is strong in Spanish political system. It's legal
nikanj 6mo ago
On the one hand, you have money and famous footballers. On the other hand, you have a bunch of nerds whining about the internet being broken. The average voter (and politician) is out watching the soccer match, and doesn't care about the internet.
- eazel7 6mo ago
  then I think we should move all possible services to cloudflare maybe when nothing works for them they start to care
- landdate 6mo ago
  Boredom is a bigger issue than hunger or thirst for the average person living in one of these obscenely wealthy countries. For them, impeding entertainment is to impede nourishment. Of course, while anything that aids the entertainment industry is despicable, I do think obstructing the internet is a nice treat for humanity. The only down side is to your point about the relatively insignificance of the people effected (nerds).
Parodper 6mo ago
ISP are blocking, because of a district judge's ruling.
dariosalvi78 6mo ago
it's institutional corruption at all levels, legislative, executive and judicial. A systemic failure that favour abnormous private profits over basic rights of the citizens. The effort required to change the situation is massive.
- dankwizard 6mo ago
  What right exactly? I don't think there's a human right for access to all IP addresses.
  - dariosalvi78 6mo ago
    > In the Summer of 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council released a non-binding resolution condemning intentional disruption of internet access by governments. The resolution reaffirmed that "the same rights people have offline must also be protected online." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_Internet_access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_Internet_access
ClikeX 6mo ago
The wacky thing is. It's blocked due to legal action.

by micw 6mo ago

Who exactly is blocking and on what legal base? If it's Spanish ISPs and they are massively over blocking, why are there no legal actions against them? (E.g. for not fulfilling their contracts)

Moldoteck 6mo ago

Football lobby is strong in Spanish political system. It's legal

nikanj 6mo ago

On the one hand, you have money and famous footballers. On the other hand, you have a bunch of nerds whining about the internet being broken. The average voter (and politician) is out watching the soccer match, and doesn't care about the internet.

eazel7 6mo ago
then I think we should move all possible services to cloudflare maybe when nothing works for them they start to care
landdate 6mo ago
Boredom is a bigger issue than hunger or thirst for the average person living in one of these obscenely wealthy countries. For them, impeding entertainment is to impede nourishment. Of course, while anything that aids the entertainment industry is despicable, I do think obstructing the internet is a nice treat for humanity. The only down side is to your point about the relatively insignificance of the people effected (nerds).

Parodper 6mo ago

ISP are blocking, because of a district judge's ruling.

dariosalvi78 6mo ago

it's institutional corruption at all levels, legislative, executive and judicial. A systemic failure that favour abnormous private profits over basic rights of the citizens. The effort required to change the situation is massive.

dankwizard 6mo ago
What right exactly? I don't think there's a human right for access to all IP addresses.
- dariosalvi78 6mo ago
  > In the Summer of 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council released a non-binding resolution condemning intentional disruption of internet access by governments. The resolution reaffirmed that "the same rights people have offline must also be protected online." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_Internet_access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_Internet_access

ClikeX 6mo ago

The wacky thing is. It's blocked due to legal action.