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Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by qerghnui on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:19PM (#49771663)
Is that in fact the reason? I'm not familiar with what's happening outside the USA.
Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by Gathering6678 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:25PM (#49771689)
See "Spotify lawsuit" in the wikipedia article. Also:

"In January 2024, Italy's ... ordered major internet service providers (ISPs) in the country to block Anna's Archive due to a copyright complaint..."

"In March 2024, ... ordered major ISPs in the Netherlands to block Anna's Archive and LibGen due to a request by advocacy group BREIN (which represents the interests of the Dutch entertainment industry)."

"In December 2024, the UK Publishers Association won an order from the High Court of Justice requiring major ISPs to block Anna's Archive... under section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_Archive

Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by asdfaoeu on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:44PM (#49771777)
I don't think they are disputing it was blocked more the reason was copyright not other reasons.
Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by Gathering6678 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @10:32PM (#49772031)
My point is - copyright is also a "content related" reason: some site is banned because the content of the site is infringing the copyright of someone else.

In the end, all censorship is content related. One could definitely argue along the spectrum of "all" to "none" censorship is appropriate, but I would guess most people actually hold the belief that "some" censorship is okay, while disagreeing on "which" censorship is okay.

If this is the case, then the bias problem is indeed relevant.

Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by Gathering6678 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @10:50PM (#49772129)
Plus, this sentence in the original post I replied to really struck me as absurd: "Content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions aren't censorship".

Let's imagine a country bans the distribution of all writings by authors in another country/region disregard of the content. It would not be censorship according to the original post.

The fact that a ban encompasses a wide variety of content could mean simply that it is difficult/undesirable to limit the scope of the ban, but the censorship always originates from the content.

Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by WillPostForFood on Sunday September 20, 2026 @01:20AM (#49772695)
You are misunderstanding time/place/manner restrictions. The rule must apply equally to all speakers regardless of topic, opinion, or political stance. If you banned "the distribution of all writings by authors in another country/region" you aren't applying the restriction equally.
Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by mitxela on Sunday September 20, 2026 @07:34AM (#49774768)
So Anna's Archive ban is not a t/p/m restriction so why bring it up.

But when Iran turns off the whole internet during a protest apparently that is a content-neutral t/p/m restriction?

Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by mitxela on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:46PM (#49771790)
Copyright is a content-based reason.
Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by ShinyLeftPad on Sunday September 20, 2026 @07:23AM (#49774700)
Interesting. When will OpenAI and friends be blocked on the same grounds?
Re:Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest op... by mitxela on Sunday September 20, 2026 @08:49AM (#49775329)
Nobody is blocking it because the internet is only allowed on weekdays or because all pages must have a blue background...