I know it's contentious in a free internet
But if most ISP's have some rudimentary content filtering enabled now as per the govt's requirements, blocking access to specific websites which are deemed 'unsavoury', why aren't they adding rules to block access to these DNS pharming IP addresses?
I know those of us who are IT savvy are smart enough to sort these issues ourselves, but the majority of the populous who have no idea at all about DNS addresses and patching routers probably could do with a bit of hand holding and this wouldn't be heavy handed.
Agreed - it will increase the level of calls to the ISP's due to people's internet connections stopping working, but in some cases what that might do is force people to actually look at their router config or prompt them into seeking assistance to fix the problem?