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Chat Control Must Be Stopped – Now

(threema.ch)
960 points andrew918277 | 2 comments | 18 Jun 24 08:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.454s | source
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darby_nine ◴[18 Jun 24 09:28 UTC] No.40715654[source]▶
I find it somewhat disturbing that this sort of thing is not considered a career killer for politicians.
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thomostin ◴[18 Jun 24 09:37 UTC] No.40715716[source]▶
Absolutely. It only works because they claim it's for the protection of children.
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miroljub ◴[18 Jun 24 09:39 UTC] No.40715728[source]▶
They ride the wave and find always some excuse. It was fighting the terrorists until a few years ago, now it's children again. Next year could be to help the climate or protect lbtgqi++ rights.
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darby_nine ◴[18 Jun 24 10:05 UTC] No.40715876[source]▶
> Next year could be to help the climate or protect lbtgqi++ rights.

Unlikely—this would actually benefit people.

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miroljub ◴[18 Jun 24 10:17 UTC] No.40715952[source]▶
Chat control would benefit people, if they say it's for climate or lbqtg++ protection?

But it won't benefit if they say it's to fight the terror or protect the children?

If you really think that spying is OK, if they have "good enough" excuse, no wonder we get all this shit enacted.

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darby_nine[dead post] ◴[18 Jun 24 10:46 UTC] No.40716160[source]▶
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1. dTal ◴[18 Jun 24 19:51 UTC] No.40721522[source]▶
Which is a very interesting asymmetry, if we're stipulating that these are merely excuses. It implies that "think of the gays" will lose you more votes than it gains, compared to "think of the children". Terrorists and children are apparently the optimally intersectional bogeymen and helpless wards respectively.
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2. fsflover ◴[19 Jun 24 13:23 UTC] No.40728057[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalyp...