Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
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Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#2… while every other country waits to see how it goes while drafting plans to emulate this
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#3Do they have something like intranet with some local services, like in DPRK&Cuba? is this the case of completely losing connection and devices practically bricked for anything other than displaying the time?
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#4… while every other country waits to see how it goes while drafting plans to emulate this
I mean... EU already blocks eg. some russian sites (some countries more effectively than others)... plus all the chat control pressures every year.
Spain is blocking whole blocks of internet during football matches.
UK is making you "show your ID card" to jerk off.
But every such country likes pointing fingers at others, "hey, our censorship is not bad, they have more of it!".
edit: considering the downvotes, HN is not bothered by our censorship either
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#5… while every other country waits to see how it goes while drafting plans to emulate this
That would really boost productivity! Not gonna happen.
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#6… while every other country waits to see how it goes while drafting plans to emulate this
I mean... EU already blocks eg. some russian sites (some countries more effectively than others)... plus all the chat control pressures every year. Spain is blocking whole blocks of internet during football matches. UK is making you "show your ID card" to jerk off. But every such country likes pointing fingers at others, "hey, our censorship is not bad, they have more of it!". edit: considering the downvotes, HN is n…
Why during football matches?
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mean... EU already blocks eg. some russian sites (some countries more effectively than others)... plus all the chat control pressures every year. Spain is blocking whole blocks of internet during football matches. UK is making you "show your ID card" to jerk off. But every such country likes pointing fingers at others, "hey, our censorship is not bad, they have more of it!". edit: considering the downvotes, HN is n…
Why during football matches?
So people wouldn't stream the games ilegally... the private entity that owns the rights to broadcasting the games can arbitrarily ban whole subnets.
the end result is well... not good:
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#8… while every other country waits to see how it goes while drafting plans to emulate this
I mean... EU already blocks eg. some russian sites (some countries more effectively than others)... plus all the chat control pressures every year. Spain is blocking whole blocks of internet during football matches. UK is making you "show your ID card" to jerk off. But every such country likes pointing fingers at others, "hey, our censorship is not bad, they have more of it!". edit: considering the downvotes, HN is n…
Yeah, you're right. It's totally fair to compare how the EU treats its people to how Iran is treating its people right now. Good job. :-/
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#9If I were a betting man I'd wager that technological determinism wins in the end.
Re: Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
#10… while every other country waits to see how it goes while drafting plans to emulate this
I mean... EU already blocks eg. some russian sites (some countries more effectively than others)... plus all the chat control pressures every year. Spain is blocking whole blocks of internet during football matches. UK is making you "show your ID card" to jerk off. But every such country likes pointing fingers at others, "hey, our censorship is not bad, they have more of it!". edit: considering the downvotes, HN is n…
> UK is making you "show your ID card" to jerk off.
There are no ID cards in the UK, so you actually have to get a special jerking off loicense.