> The French courts have fundamentally misunderstood the working of the internet and the role of the domain name system

I think thus is the real problem. And you can easily replace France with Germany or US here.

The 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.

	▲	looperhacks 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		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...
	▲	MentalM an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> The FBI will occasionally seize a domain after a court order Aren't that is about the same?

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xyst an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

At least in the US, it’s not a matter of "understanding". It’s a matter of "you are paid to misunderstand".

The law is vast and subject to various levels of interpretation. If there’s anything I have learned is that the court is just a rich persons weapon to "peacefully" resolve problems. In this modern capitalistic, greedy shithole we have dug ourselves into. Money and resources talks.