We are oh so close to a balkanised internet.
Thankfully, the powers that be outside of CN, RU and a few others haven't really gone to town on buggering up basic connectivity, yet.
Re:GitHub Spam
by Eisenstein on Sunday January 28, 2024 @06:46PM
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I think that the parent comment was referring to the days when ISPs were local or network services were provided by a school or a some other entity which had a vested interest in keeping their network clear of bad actors.
Deciding what is or isn't a "scam" is really a job for the independent judiciary. But getting a ruling is difficult and time-consuming, and also largely pointless because a new website can be created almost instantly, and there are many foreign ISPs where you can't get a ruling at all.
I don't really disagree with your basic premise that "disconnecting the bad actors' ISPs from the Internet" is the ideal solution, but this is far more difficult than your comment implies – almost impossible with how the internet currently works.