Maxim Kammerer wrote:
The server farm where Liberté Linux site is hosted is apparently blocked by AT&T in the USA. Isn't this unusual?
Are websites being censored in the US? Yes. Is yours? Unlikely -- looks like it was lumped in with servers flagged for spam/malware activity.
Improper website seizures have been ongoing for years, along with threats of legal action to service providers. It's typically aimed at those who are perceived to have limited power to fight back (hiphop blogs, small email providers). And if a service provider *does* decide to fight back, their hosting provider can be pressured into refusing them service, they can have serious trouble finding attorneys, and the whole process of protecting their property can bankrupt them. Most people don't fight back for long, if at all.
Digital censorship is alive and well in the United States. ~Griffin -- Orwellian in the streets. Foucauldian in the sheets. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
