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Italy’s new Piracy Shield has just gone into operation and is already harming human rights there (walledculture.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Someone will figure out a way to get around it. People can get a VPN through the great firewall of China, they will get through whatever Italy does as well.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For just a bit more than a VPN subscription, you can rent a VPS and route your traffic through it. Basically, be your own VPN.

Maybe this law will spur innovation and skills in sysadmin, like how people who grew up before smart phones actually had to learn how computers work.