From the American Censorship organization, here’s an infographic with a bit of information on how it works. With only a simple allegation, the site’s DNS records will be rerouted. This means that through an allegation to US authorities, website hostnames will be shut down for the entire world.
Currently under review in multiple forms in both the House & Senate, the bills could silence major parts of the internet and turn the internet into a weapon. Imagine how easy it will be for a company to post an infringing comment on a competitor’s website, then file allegations of infringing content to have their site pulled.
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