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ALittleLight ◴[] No.32641619[source]
I can see how this might backfire. You notice a censored jump and start to feel the itch of curiosity as to what it concealed. I had to watch several of the censored scenes whereas I would have never just randomly watched clips of the show.

Also, love the presentation on this page.

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andruby ◴[] No.32642481[source]
We (the HN crowd, often living in less-censored societies) would be very curious.

I’d like to know how curious this would make non-HN people, and those living in more censored places.

My assumption is that they take it for granted and just continue to watch the show. It might be hard for them to even find the uncensored clips.

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lettergram[dead post] ◴[] No.32645007[source]
Sabinus ◴[] No.32646691[source]
I have a question for someone very interested in freedom of speech and censorship.

We know that geopolitical adversaries weaponize narratives to cause destabilization of the body politic of other nations. We know that the internet and social media have exploded in popularity in the last 20 years, giving 'foreign actors' unprecedented access to citizens.

What should a government of a 'free' nation do to counter that destabilization or those weaponized narratives?

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1. ls15 ◴[] No.32646877[source]
> What should a government of a 'free' nation do to counter that destabilization or those weaponized narratives?

Start to teach logical fallacies in primary schools. Encourage critical thinking. This comes at the cost that the government's own bs does not work so well anymore, because people now know how to spot a logical fallacy.