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scarface_74yesterday at 3:26 AM2 repliesview on HN

The problem is that the internet is international and laws are national or even by state.

There are 24 states that require ID to view porn sites. The laws are being completely ignored by popular websites that are not based in the US.


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brookstyesterday at 3:42 AM

Yep. And plenty of US sites ignore international laws about slandering Mohammad, and so on.

I’m not sure the lack of a global hegemony is a “problem”.

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JumpCrisscrossyesterday at 5:00 AM

> The problem is that the internet is international and laws are national or even by state

How is the this a problem for ISPs coöperating with law enforcement?