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[HN] Will Browsers Be Required by Law to Stop You from Visiting Infringing Sites? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to fight online fraud, France is on the verge of forcing browsers to create a dystopian technical capability. Article 6 (para II and III) of the SREN Bill would force browser providers to create the means to mandatorily block websites present on a government provided list.

I don't agree that it's "well-intentioned" at all but the article goes on to point out the potential for abuse by copyright holders.

cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/64123

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should cars be required by law not to let you drive to drug deals? Should glasses be required by law not to let you read banned books? Should testicles be required by law not to produce government-unsanctioned sperm?

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have an even simpler example: should cars be required not go over the speed limit?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

No because they'd lose the ticket revenue

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is already a thing for cargo trucks