cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36936958
The Block BEARD Site-Blocking Act, recently introduced to address foreign piracy in the United States, did not emerge from a vacuum. It is the result of a multi-year effort that began with a non-public proposal in 2022. This initial version became stranded when stakeholders were unable to reach an agreement, but remnants of the early proposal remain visible today.
For a moment there I thought they were talking about actual pirate ships sailing across from Liberia to raid the east coast.