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Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit? (theconversation.com)
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[–] powerofm@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think they don't have a literal national firewall, rather they demanded every single ISP in the country to block the domain.

[–] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Anyone who tries to use software to access the platform now faces fines of up to A$13,000 per day.

Criminalizing access sounds worse than a national firewall but sure.

[–] octoturt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago

i'm pretty sure that's how most national firewalls work. it's still government censorship of internet resources on a national level