YouTube-dl site blocked due to German court ruling

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Post by fussylogic » Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 5:44 PM UTC

YouTube-dl site blocked due to German court ruling
yt-dl.org

Re: YouTube-dl site blocked due to German court ruling

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 5:48 PM UTC

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Post by threesevenths » Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 6:20 PM UTC

What wild times we live in that a regional court can block access globally to a website.

Re: YouTube-dl site blocked due to German court ruling

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Post by caekislove » Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 9:16 PM UTC

threesevenths wrote: post #3

What wild times we live in that a regional court can block access globally to a website.

Yeah, I could have sworn we had a revolution to stop old men in Europe from telling us what we can and can't do.

Re: YouTube-dl site blocked due to German court ruling

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Post by FateOfNations » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 5:37 AM UTC

threesevenths wrote: post #3

What wild times we live in that a regional court can block access globally to a website.

"Block access" doesn't capture what happened. A court with personal jurisdiction over the website operator ordered them to take it down under threat of fines and jail time. Websites are operated by humans, who are subject to the laws of their local community.