CAs should never intercede without a court order. That&#x27;s how societies determine what is illegal: we let judges and courts sort it out. Otherwise you&#x27;re making CAs ad-hoc courts which is a bad thing to do. It provides excuses to refuse to issue certificates based on how they feel.<p>If a site is &quot;blatantly criminal&quot; then it should be an easy thing to get a court to agree and issue an action against them.<p>I&#x27;m surprised that CA guidelines even allow CAs to take website content into issuing procedures.