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Is 4chan the perfect Pirate Bay poster child to justify wider UK site-blocking?

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361 points gloxkiqcza | 1 comments | 24 Aug 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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klipklop ◴[25 Aug 25 05:14 UTC] No.45010448[source]▶
The game Alpha Centauri had the most hard hitting quote that I think applies now.

"As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny...Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. Commissioner Pravin Lal, 'U.N. Declaration of Rights' "

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amelius ◴[25 Aug 25 08:38 UTC] No.45011646[source]▶
> As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny.

This had until recently been only tested for top-down information. Nowadays, everyone can be a broadcaster and we're seeing quite different results.

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Aeolun ◴[25 Aug 25 11:54 UTC] No.45012857[source]▶
Free flow of information should be considered different from free flow of nonsense.
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zanellato19 ◴[25 Aug 25 12:53 UTC] No.45013306[source]▶
And who determines which is which? It is quite a hard problem.
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1. Nursie ◴[25 Aug 25 13:31 UTC] No.45013668{3}[source]▶
It very much is, but even if every possible solution is worse than the problem, which they very well may be, I think recognising there is a problem there is useful.

Rather than the angry denial and cries of censorship that often occur after someone points it out.