U.S. ISPs Want Retrospective Immunity in Pirate Site Blocking Bill

https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-isps-want-retrospective-immunity-in-pirate-site-blocking-bill-250520/

by diyftw • 1 year ago

20 4 1 year ago

On my street on a wealthy suburb in a big city, there is only one working gigabit provider for home internet aside from (almost gigabit) Starlink. The next neighborhood has only one as well but not the same one as mine.

Not st all a cartel /s

dubious2• 1 year ago

If this passes vpns are next.I guarantee it.

drewbitt• 1 year ago

This will reduce the casuals grabbing YIFY-tier encodes and basically do nothing else (VPN).

burnt-resistor• 1 year ago

So much for freedom of speech.

In other news, the House budget reconciliation bill contains a provision to deny federal courts from exercising contempt orders in cases that to do not include a bond. This would effectively make the America legal system powerless to stop the executive or legislative branches. The only hope to stop the destruction of the courts is for the Senate Parliamentarian to prevent this as it doesn't relate to funding or a filibuster on the matter.

U.S. ISPs Want Retrospective Immunity in Pirate Site Blocking Bill

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