BrianKrebsAug 30, 2023

We're big supporters of the EFF, but I can't get on board with the idea that somehow it's wrong or a slippery slope for Tier 1 ISPs to be blocking Kiwifarms.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/isps-should-not-police-online-speech-no-matter-how-awful-it

ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech—No Matter How Awful It Is.

Entrusting our speech to multiple different corporate actors is always risky. Yet given how most of the internet is currently structured, our online expression largely depends on a set of private companies ranging from our direct Internet service providers and platforms, to upstream ISPs (sometimes...

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@briankrebs Tier 1 ISPs are in a unique position where they can block entire swaths of the internet. You wouldn't want your site to go dark just because your hoster gets blocked for hosting 1 malicious domain next to yours. Taking garbage like KiwiFarms off the net is a job for law enforcement armed with properly issued warrants.
Aug 30, 2023 at 12:38pmWeb