The post discusses the recent news regarding different responses from major DNS providers, including Google, Cloudflare, and OpenDNS, to court orders aimed at blocking access to pirated content. While some DNS providers comply with these orders, others argue against them, citing concerns over censorship and the implications of legal overreach. There's a growing debate about the impact of these blocking measures on free speech and the potential for abuse in targeting political dissenters or independent voices. The comments highlight broader concerns about the ramifications of such practices extending beyond copyright infringement to more critical areas of public discourse, like journalism and science. The question of why courts choose to target DNS providers instead of domain registrars is rooted in the operational frameworks of these entities, where DNS providers facilitate user access to sites without having direct control over domain registration, making them easier targets for immediate access control actions.