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by nkmnz 161 days ago
I'm pretty sure Cloudflare is an ISP according to German law ("Diensteanbieter" according to DDG). You might confuse "ISP" with the terminology of "Access Provider" according to the (now defunct) ยง8 TMG.
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cubefox 160 days ago
If that were true, sci-hub.se would be blocked in Germany on 1.1.1.1 (1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com), it isn't blocked, therefore it's not true. (Modus tollens)
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nkmnz 160 days ago
Your reasoning is impeccable, bravo. But it's wrong. Both your premise and your conclusion are based on completely wrong assumptions.
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cubefox 160 days ago
Not sure which premise you disagree with, but the conclusion follows from them.
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nkmnz 160 days ago
I am a Service Provider ("Diensteanbieter") according to DDG and I don't block a single page, which makes your statement not only wrong, but rather so wrong that not even the complete opposite would make any sense.
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cubefox 159 days ago
Not necessarily. Perhaps small service providers are exempt from blocking sci-hub.se. But Cloudflare is certainly not small.
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nkmnz 159 days ago
Have you ever considered reading the law before attempting to discuss it?
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