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• Hacker News1Quad9 (DNS Resolver) to Exit FranceQuad9, a nonprofit DNS resolver, will stop offering its free cybersecurity service in France on November 24 after a French court ordered it to block domain names linked to sports piracy for beIN. Quad9 says compliance is technically impossible without geo-blocking, which failed in Germany, or global blocking, which would impose French law worldwide. It is withdrawing to protect its privacy and neutrality principles.Quad9 refuses selective DNS blocking:Quad9's CTO says it will likely geo-block French users rather than selectively block domains, arguing DNS shouldn't be used for content restriction and that accepting such demands opens the door to broader censorship.Copyright enforcement against DNS resolvers:Commenters criticize a contempt fine for failing to block Sony's content after it was accessed via VPN, comparing the rulings to punishing a phone book publisher. Cisco's OpenDNS exit from France is also noted.French courts misunderstand DNS:Commenters say the courts misunderstand how DNS works, and note that blocking orders on DNS resolvers are a distinctly European trend, since US law doesn't compel ISPs to block sites.
• Reddit science1Starting in 2027, low-income Americans on Medicaid must log 80 hours of work a month, and doctors will have to prove which patients are too sick to work. Experts writing in NEJM warn this means more paperwork, lower pay, struggling rural hospitals, and up to 10 million people losing health coverage.Starting January 2027, low-income adults on Medicaid must log 80 monthly hours of work, training, volunteering, or education to keep coverage. A New England Journal of Medicine Perspective warns these rules burden physicians with paperwork, pressure to document exemptions, and payment cuts, risking up to 10 million coverage losses and worse patient health.Public health consequences:Commenters predict rising crime, homelessness, untreated chronic disease, rural hospital closures, and outbreaks, with costs shifting to emergency care and higher expenses later.Scarce jobs and paperwork:Many ask where the required jobs will come from amid existing job shortages, and worry about people with disabilities or work gaps. Others question how monthly verification will be enforced.Disability approval barriers:Commenters say disability approval is very hard, often taking years and a lawyer, and that rare conditions may be excluded. Cancer and schizophrenia patients could lose coverage and care.
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