Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs

Congress has introduced several site-blocking bills, including the DEFEND IP Act and the American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA). The ACPA, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, allows copyright owners to label foreign websites as piracy sites and request that ISPs, DNS providers, and VPN providers block access. Critics argue these proposals, similar to SOPA/PIPA, FADPA, and Block BEARD, incentivize censorship and overblocking, ultimately threatening the open web and undermining basic internet infrastructure through a censorship machine.