The WeLeakInfo.com website is actually seized by the FBI

Re:The WeLeakInfo.com website is actually seized by the FBI by systematical on Thursday January 16, 2020 @11:49AM (#22066253)

Shouldn't that return an HTTP 451?

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Re:The WeLeakInfo.com website is actually seized by the FBI by dariusiurca on Thursday January 16, 2020 @11:52AM (#22066285)

To be honest, it just makes more sense to use a image rather than a HTTP error return for the regular user to see and understand what is going on at the moment with said website.

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Re:The WeLeakInfo.com website is actually seized by the FBI by nkozyra on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:04PM (#22066432)

Nothing preventing you from doing both.

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Re:The WeLeakInfo.com website is actually seized by the FBI by mbreedlove on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:14PM (#22066538)

I've heard that an HTTP 451 is for when a country prohibits your service in their country. Like, if you wanted to access a VPN providers website in a country where they cannot do business, the provider would return a 451 to indicate they are not allowed to serve your request.

Have there been other cases where government seized websites return a 451?

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