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Re:U.S. Court Order Against Anna's Archive Spells More Troub... by prussia on Sunday January 18, 2026 @03:06AM (#46665789)
Sure, ultimately technical/knowledgeable people will be able to get around it. But preventing normies from accessing Anna's Archive is what they care about, because most people are normies.
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Re:U.S. Court Order Against Anna's Archive Spells More Troub... by octoberfranklin on Sunday January 18, 2026 @05:19PM (#46672741)
preventing normies from accessing Anna's Archive is what they care about

Seriously?

Anna's Archive hosts ebooks and scholarly journal articles.

Not the kind of stuff your average Instagram Influencer (TM) is into.

I'd be utterly shocked if more than 1% of the population had ever used Anna's Archive. This isn't like Hollywood movie torrenting sites or IPTV sports streaming piracy. It's a long way from mainstream.

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Re:U.S. Court Order Against Anna's Archive Spells More Troub... by prussia on Monday January 19, 2026 @03:24AM (#46676290)
Yes, seriously. The vast majority of people who read books or scholarly articles wouldn't have a clue how to bypass internet censorship (the "normies" in your definition).

If you copy ebooks to a USB and put it at the summit of a tall mountain, for anyone to take, the authorities and "rights"holders will not give a damn. Convenience and scale matters, and that is why Anna's Archive is a target.

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