Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors(reclaimthenet.org)
531 points by latein 24 days ago | 418 comments
tl;dr: Spain's Intellectual Property Commission (part of the Ministry of Culture) has ordered ISPs to block Archive.today and its mirrors without any court ruling, using an administrative fast-track process. Spanish users attempting to visit the archiving service are now redirected to a government page accusing them of contributing to "illegal and criminal activity" for facilitating copyright infringement.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Shame and frustration at Spain's government becoming increasingly authoritarian and corrupt
  • ~Blocking is ineffective as people already use VPNs and workarounds for piracy
  • ↑Football/soccer copyright enforcement is causing widespread internet collateral damage across Europe
  • ↑Access to information and archives should be considered a human right
  • ↑Corruption motivates the blocking of archival services