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Democrat teams up with movie industry to propose website-blocking law (arstechnica.com)
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Lofgren's bill would impose site-blocking requirements on broadband providers with at least 100,000 subscribers and providers of public domain name resolution services with annual revenue of over $100 million. The bill has exemptions for VPN services and "similar services that encrypt and route user traffic through intermediary servers"; DNS providers that offer service "exclusively through encrypted DNS protocols"; and operators of premises that provide Internet access, like coffee shops, bookstores, airlines, and universities.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Why would you not quote the first paragraph that explains everything about the law?

US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today proposed a law that would let copyright owners obtain court orders requiring Internet service providers to block access to foreign piracy websites. The bill would also force DNS providers to block sites.

TBH it's not that bad since it doesn't affect VPNs or domestic piracy sites, ironically. It's bad but it's not the apocalypse like some other commenters suggest.

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Just a step in the direction towards that, though. They'll pass it, and people will still pirate. Then, they'll claim the legislation wasn't enough and pass another bill further encroaching on our freedom on the internet.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe, but for now she doesn't have a single co-sponsor. LINK TO THE BILL

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The fact that this dumb bitch is trying to do this, a blatant violation of open internet ideas btw, as the technocracy makes its opening moves is the real problem.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure where you've been hiding but Net Neutrality got struck down when we voted Fascists into power, so maybe cool it with blaming the dems for that one, pal.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I'm only blaming the Dems that support and author the decline.