▲ 665 ▼ Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 150 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 61 points 2 weeks ago (9 children) how do they plan to enforce this with foreign VPNs? permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) Don't try to explain technology to them. It won't work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) You see, it's a series of tubes... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imvii@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago Are you sure it's not a big truck? permalink fedilink source parent [–] adarza@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago they'll try to pass it anyway. if republicants lose majority, it'll be a horrific couple of months as they try to ram and cram every piece of shit legislation they can think of through before the new session starts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 4am@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Make those illegal too probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago Probably best we just let them think they got one over on us. permalink fedilink source parent [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago* At a guess, tariffs. "Tariffs" is also the answer to all the other questions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zipfile1782@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago I think they could order Visa / Mastercard / etc. to ban payments to that entity, but 99% of the cases there are ways around it, just ask Putin, he always knows a way to sell petrol to EU / US permalink fedilink source parent [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago See the Autistici/Inventati debacle permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) Don't try to explain technology to them. It won't work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) You see, it's a series of tubes... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imvii@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago Are you sure it's not a big truck? permalink fedilink source parent [–] adarza@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago they'll try to pass it anyway. if republicants lose majority, it'll be a horrific couple of months as they try to ram and cram every piece of shit legislation they can think of through before the new session starts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) You see, it's a series of tubes... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imvii@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago Are you sure it's not a big truck? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago Are you sure it's not a big truck? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago they'll try to pass it anyway. if republicants lose majority, it'll be a horrific couple of months as they try to ram and cram every piece of shit legislation they can think of through before the new session starts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Make those illegal too probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago Probably best we just let them think they got one over on us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago Probably best we just let them think they got one over on us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago* At a guess, tariffs. "Tariffs" is also the answer to all the other questions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zipfile1782@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago I think they could order Visa / Mastercard / etc. to ban payments to that entity, but 99% of the cases there are ways around it, just ask Putin, he always knows a way to sell petrol to EU / US permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago See the Autistici/Inventati debacle permalink fedilink source parent