[stubish]

Nothing stops anyone from lying to you. In this case it would be considered fraud if the lie was discovered or leaked. Which is one of the rationales on why courts cannot compel a company to lie and post false warrant canaries, because it would incriminate them.

[flangola7]

Courts absolutely can and do compel companies to maintain warrant canaries.

Fraud? Fraud against who? For what damages?

[greyface-]

> Courts absolutely can and do compel companies to maintain warrant canaries.

Can you please cite one example of a court compelling the maintenance of a warrant canary?

[stubish]

Fraud against paying customers, if they can demonstrate they wouldn't have paid if the company didn't lie. Also competitors if they can demonstrate they lost business due to the lie.