Oops, DNS Blocking Did Not Break the Internet

Despite pervasive claims that blocking websites with pirated content would “break the Internet,” numerous countries have done so with no impact on the health of the Internet and a significant reduction in digital piracy, writes Daniel Castro in The Hill. Policymakers should not accept the falsehood that blocking a website or taking other actions to shut down infringing sites equates to an assault on the security and reliability of the Internet as a whole. Instead, they should recognize that selective targeting of websites dedicated to infringement is an effective strategy to combat piracy.