The kiwi in the coal mine

A tier 1 ISP bans Kiwifarms. Is this the beginning of the end for the freedom of the internet? Yes and no.

This week there was a scare involving a notorious site that is testing the limits of internet freedom as of 2022: Kiwifarms.

“Kiwifarms has been blackholed by a tier 1 ISP

A tier 1 ISP is a service provider that owns and operates a network large enough that they don't have to pay other networks to operate on the Internet. Think AT&T.

Tier 2 and 3 ISPs own …