alt Hacker NewsThe US doesn't compel ISPs to block websites. The FBI will occasionally seize a domain after a court order, but that's it.
This is a pretty uniquely EU thing.
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dgellow • today at 8:59 AM
It’s a worldwide problem
fmbb • yesterday at 9:12 PM
What was this all about?
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/05/judge-rules-ever...
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MentalM • yesterday at 6:59 PM
> The FBI will occasionally seize a domain after a court order
Aren't that is about the same?
It hasn't passed yet, but legislators are very hard at work trying to "catch up". [1][2]
And there are other countries outside the US and Europe, it's not just a "EU" thing. (I wanted to write North America first, but even Canada does blocking, in some cases even without court orders [3])
[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-reviving-site... [2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/congress-has-another-s... [3] https://piracymonitor.org/canada-evolving-piracy-threats-pro...