db0The Motion Picture Association will work with Congress to start blocking piracy sites in the US
KitVPNs are about to become a lot more commonplace.
Or that will be their first target
I2P stumbles out of bad drunk, my timesss has come!
Is it possible to access clearnet sites on I2P? (I haven’t used it before but I have heard of it.)
Theoretically possible but definitely not built for it.
Tor serves the clear net access problem.
I2P because of its design is a lot better suited for p2p file transfers, while maintaining anonymity.
Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼Yes, check out outproxies
Not an easy target, since the technology/protocol is integral to many large businesses’ infosec operations.
You don’t have to ban VPNs. Just force everyone doing business in the US to keep logs and to comply with blocking websites via federal other.
Boom. VPNs “banned”
I mean, that’s not out of the realm of possibility of things going down that way, but good luck getting that passed and then enforcing that, especially internationally.
Also, I have to wonder if there’s an argument to be made about undue burden. But NAL, so dunno.
Well…any VPN provider that won’t comply would be blocked from doing business in the US.
Which you can bypass… with a vpn. Self fulfilling market offer.
Just use a foreign VPN (basically all trustworthy, privacy-focused VPN providers are located outside the US, e.g. Mullvad in Sweden, IVPN in Gibraltar or Proton VPN in Switzerland) and connect to an exit server outside the US
the growth has already been staggering since states starting requiring ID’s for pornhub. I’m glad tech literacy is increasing in the face of these recurring laws. Small silver lining I can latch on to lol
theneverfoxIt’s almost like John Oliver’s NSA street campaign. No one cared until he started talking about how the NSA was cause inappropriately “handling” dick pics
They’re half the way there. One does not simply turn off the porn. People will go through great lengths to see nudes
Now we just have to make them understand that their porn history is being collected along with their legal identity. Hackers will get it before long, and if the government doesn’t have it already, it’s just a matter of time
The violation we’ve felt having all of our movements and habits tracked is apparently only felt by the masses when their junk is analyzed. Which I find weird, but hey, whatever makes people realize privacy isn’t something to shrug off
What else will corporations pay Congress to decide that is in corporations’ best interest for us to not see?
Its good to see congress focusing on the real issues finally. When I pay taxes, this is what I’m looking for. Hopefully they will get around to legalizing kicking homeless people and children in the face soon as this is another one of my priorities.
Won’t someone please think of the children…'s unkicked faces
Thought about it and I don’t like it. Motion carries. * slams gavel on homeless child’s face *
ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρєThank you for your service.
As a disabled person I find I am not intentionally tripped anywhere near enough. I beseech Congress to act now before I become complacent in my verticality.
RobotToasterland of the free
seathruWhoever told you that is your enemy
pbjammWhen that song came out it hit 19yr old me HARD. I am now 51 and it still does.
Land of the free market not free people 🤓
Its not even a free market. Check the protectionism keeping Chinese EVs out of the US. Its more like the land of corporate profits.
There’s no such thing as a free market unless you’re talking about places like Somolia where there is no government.
Free Market is to economics what The American Dream is to immigrants and citizens.
Reality inevitably shines a harsh light on both.
That’s an unregulated market. It’s a bit counterintuitive, but an idealized free market would need to be free of price fixing and monopolization, and therefore requires regulation.
I agree 😇 free market leads to one big monopoly which decides anything for anyone. Regulation is needed all the time, as we saw (and see) with Microsoft and now with Apple, Amazon, Google etc.
free [?] market leads to one big monopoly
Unregulated market ≠ free market. That’s what I just explained. If you’d like a better understanding I’d recommend auditing econ 101 online: youtu.be/_OkTw766oCs?si=twyynoEzf-bi5k3m
It’s probably a course that everyone should take, TBH.
1. Introduction and Supply & Demand
deforestgump [he/him, comrade/them]Judging by the fact that most of congress doesn’t know how TikTok or WiFi work, I’m guessing it’s gonna be fine.
CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]They may not know how it works, which is why it’s fucking dangerous that they are getting “consulted” by the MPA.
Best case scenario: it’s just a DNS level block.
Worst case scenario: it’s a DNS level log capture so that the MPA can sue people who watch things on fmovies or similar sites, like the RIAA did in the 90s.
pankuleczkaplDNS over HTTPS and use a DNS located in another country - problem solved
CarbonScored [any]In Europe, these blocks are typically just IP bans, so secure DNS no helpy.
You can even bypass these blocks with a CDN like Cloudflare. They let you host a proxy for a website for free. Check out this guide champagne.pages.dev/…/proxy-websites/
MamaVomit [he/him]Our firewall: Good and just
“Great Firewall of China”: Bad and scary
Why is this what we take from China, and not high speed rail (rhetorical)
AatubeThe GFW blocks a lot more than just illegal movie sites
Isn’t that exactly what their point is?
Yes. Today piracy, tomorrow “subversive” content like unionization.
ShaggySnacksIt may not be next President/Congress or the one after that. However there will be a President/Congress that decides to broaden the firewall to “protect us”.
Remember 45’s AG , wanted to ban encryption?
No, however I can imagine the reason why.
I don't get it
We’re gonna build a (fire)wall, a big beautiful (fire)wall.
Unruffled [they/them]“Our” firewall: fucked, if ever implemented. probably won’t ever be.
“Great Firewall of China”: massively fucked, already implemented.
Yours is a false equivalence. The only people suggesting it’s “good and just” are the MPA and other copyright trolls.
Yep. Peak Hexbear moment
And of course, three more of them show up to dogpile the person responding
And chime in with “but muh tiktok.”
Anything to beat the horse that china > US.
anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]The only people suggesting it’s “good and just” are the MPA and other copyright trolls.
No shit?
BeamBrain [he/him, they/them]The only people suggesting it’s “good and just” are the MPA and other copyright trolls.
Whole lot of people on board with banning Tiktok, though.
WashedAnus [he/him]Love to live in a thriving democracy where what the average citizen wants is prioritized by the government instead of what corporations want. This will pass. The only constituency of the American government is capital.
TC_209 [he/him, pup/pup's]This post explaining why the Motion Picture Association and Congress will work together to start blocking piracy sites in the US had no business being in a thread about how the Motion Picture Association and Congress will work together to start blocking piracy sites.
DengistDonnieDarko [none/use name]Come on man, give them some slack, you know they didn’t click on the link, theres no way they could’ve possibly known what the post was about.
Pathetic, deleting comments critical of your moderation.
I can’t think of something more on-topic in a thread about American industry lobbying than a study by Princeton, published in a reputable journal, specifically on the topic of lobbying of the American government by industry.
“Unruffled” indeed.
Go back to reddit nerd.
DarkGamerOut of country DNS servers would probably completely circumvent this.
and I'm sure they're paying them lots of money to do it
because God forbid the rich assholes aren't rich enough 🙄
because God forbid the rich assholes aren't rich enough 🙄
and I'm sure they're paying them lots of money to do it
because God forbid the rich assholes aren't rich enough 🙄
because God forbid the rich assholes aren't rich enough 🙄
Curious, I checked out Chris Dodd and wonder what he's up to. He's a close advisor now to Biden so I'd imagine he's whispering in Biden's ear and whoever will listen, about how much of piracy is 'bad for ya'. In case anyone forgot, Chris Dodd was a major asshole during his 6 year stint (2011 - 2017) with MPAA and he ultimately failed in stopping piracy.
I don't think this latest tactic will work. Congress couldn't even understand Facebook and they couldn't even hold Mark Zuckerberg of all people, accountable for his shit. Congress, MPAA and all the forces in the world couldn't stop Kim Dotcom. MPAA, ACE and whatever, still cannot shut down The Pirate Bay.
They'll just keep bashing their heads on the brick wall. The only victories they've gotten in all of the 20+ year decade war on piracy, is that most times, the sites go down because of lack of funding and support. They only take down big sites because they've found weak links or they've found those run-a-mouth pirates who've gotta go around talking shit about pirating to the point where they're a liability then wonder why their favorite service/site is shut down.