vildis ( vildis@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 years agoIP address blocking banned in Austria after court ordered ISP to block Cloudflare IP'storrentfreak.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1201cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1201external-linkIP address blocking banned in Austria after court ordered ISP to block Cloudflare IP'storrentfreak.comvildis ( vildis@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 years agomessage-square16linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareworfamerryman ( worfamerryman@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoI’m sorry, I’m also not getting this. My understanding is that they cannot block the sites. But it looks like are doing it. I find it a little confusing.
minus-squareShortN0te ( ShortN0te@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 years agoThey are no longer allowed to block servers based on IP addresses. (1 server with 1 IP address can host countless domains) But domain based blocking (likepiratedmovieas.com) is still allowed.
minus-squareworfamerryman ( worfamerryman@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoThanks!!
I’m sorry, I’m also not getting this. My understanding is that they cannot block the sites. But it looks like are doing it. I find it a little confusing.
They are no longer allowed to block servers based on IP addresses. (1 server with 1 IP address can host countless domains)
But domain based blocking (likepiratedmovieas.com) is still allowed.
Thanks!!