From 45f6871fc4af7d9ec1ccf1ad7437dc632db7d285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DrMaxNix Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 20:21:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=93=9D=20Add=20background=20and=20backend?= =?UTF-8?q?=20disclaimer?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bd57486..4d23f4b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,8 +2,15 @@ [dns-watch.org](https://www.dns-watch.org) is a service that allows you to see which (mainly German) Internet Service Providers try to censor internet access of their customers. +## Background +The CUII, which is a German institution consisting of the biggest German ISPs and rightsholders, censors parts of the Internet to reduce the number of copyright infringements in the World Wide Web. In order to block these sites, they use the already existing DNS provided by German ISPs. When your device asks your ISP where it can find a website, it will give you wrong information and instead redirect you to the page of CUII. +Using dns-watch.org, you can check which ISPs actively censor parts of the Internet. This tool can also help developers of blocked sites by giving them information on which ISPs are blocking their web services. +We support a Free Web without Internet censorship, and so should you! + + +## Directory structure +** Because this web page takes advantage of our custom PHP backend, the code may not make sense immediately. For research purposes, here is an outline of the directories. ** -## directory structure - config/: config files for the backend behavior - cache.php: lookup caching - lookup.php: dns lookups