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Texas court orders worldwide domain lock, raising censorship concerns

A Texas court has ordered the worldwide lock of a foreign-owned .com domain, a decision discussed in the "Feeding the Machine" episode of net.wars. This case draws parallels to the situation of a New Zealand bookshop and Vernor Vinge's novel "Rainbows End," highlighting concerns about online safety and censorship. AI

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Texas court orders worldwide domain lock, raising censorship concerns

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    This week's net.wars, "Feeding the Machine", mulls a Texas court's order to lock a foreign-owned .com domain worldwide and the resonance of the strange case of

    This week's net.wars, "Feeding the Machine", mulls a Texas court's order to lock a foreign-owned .com domain worldwide and the resonance of the strange case of the New Zealand bookshop with Vernor Vinge's novel Rainbows End: https:// netwars.pelicancrossing.net/20 26/08/14/1386/ …