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Re:Plex to block all servers hosted at Hetzner by Dalewyn on Friday September 15, 2023 @02:28AM (#37519235)
>tying the consumed media to a specific ip that can be used to tie to a specific person.

A server in a data center will also have a specific IP tied to a specific person (customer of data center or ISP), assuming the server is supposed to be remotely accessible in a reliable way.

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Re:Plex to block all servers hosted at Hetzner by kuschku on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:22AM (#37521884)
Some hosters will freely give out the personal data of who owns what, others won't.

This would explain why only some hosters are affected and not others.

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