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Thehumancentipede 14 points ago +15 / -1

The next step is complete government control of the internet. They can simply say websites with "fake" information can no longer exist.

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EditorBob 6 points ago +6 / -0

Yep. I'm wondering how long before the .win domain is seized. It's currently with a friendly registrar, but that still doesn't stop the authorities from seizing it.

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Xenophon 5 points ago +5 / -0

Yup. We need a backup. Like that old backpacking moto, two is one, one is none.

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Troll 2 points ago +2 / -0

.win is a great TLD, not going to lie I own a few, and apparently it is marketed to gamers and formerly used by spammers. I don't think I've heard of any .win names being taken.

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StunLikeAnAntelope 5 points ago +5 / -0

I know several liberals who think this is actually a wise idea. They’re the same people who also call everything they disagree with fascist. Figure that one out.

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lambda 4 points ago +4 / -0

Which government? It isn't the US government coercing private businesses to push propaganda.

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Thehumancentipede 3 points ago +3 / -0

Our ISP and reigstrars could be coerced by the US government to shutdown websites they deem "dangerous" or "fake"