[karatinversion]

No.

The Myanmar military’s coup, and the killing of hundreds of protesters, were already illegal.

If the US joint chiefs of staff arrested the president and congress, the CEO of T-mobile would not refuse to switch off mobile networks if half a dozen marines with loaded ARs showed up at his house with an order to do so.

[wnevets]

Absolutely. However it still would be nice if it US Government didn't have the legal authority to do so. There is a difference between an internet kill switch controlled and required by the government ala russia and marines storming T-Mobile's HQ. Not to mention the optics matter, even to dictators.

[lostlogin]

> the CEO of T-mobile would not refuse to switch off mobile networks if half a dozen marines with loaded ARs showed up at his house with an order to do so.

If people with guns threatened me and the way out was to turn off a network, I think I’d do as they ‘asked’.

[throwaway0a5e]

If I was worried about it I would build a process that didn't have a single point of failure like that.