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Comment by trhway

17 hours ago

Does Online Safety Act covers only HTTP? I mean does it cover say bittorrent? Or any outgoing TCP connection?

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wiredpancake  15 hours ago

As if this is even a consideration in the law.

They are clueless to whatever an internet protocol is. Effectively, if it uses the "internet" and you interface with it from a device, it is subject to the ruling.

  • trhway  14 hours ago

    And if i were a lawyer i'd use the legal system - specifically i'd start by challenging OSA on the undue burden grounds for say BitTorrent - bringing in some experts, etc.. If not successful - such ruling would effectively prohibit all unauthenticated network activity - would make the cost of OSA clear to the public. If successful, i'd show that the same content OSA worried about - like p.rn - is widely available on BitTorrent, and thus having limitations for HTTP while not for BitTorrent is capricious or something like this.