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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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pharos92 ◴[24 Aug 25 21:19 UTC] No.45007882[source]▶
From my perspective, this is born out of NGO's and political elite. This is not an ask from or concern of the general population.
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mrbombastic ◴[25 Aug 25 02:19 UTC] No.45009599[source]▶
Is it just me or is this demonizing of NGOs a very recent phenomenon trickling into the dialogue? I find it quite alarming.
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1. account42 ◴[26 Aug 25 11:06 UTC] No.45024937[source]▶
It's more that NGOs previously got an undeserved level of trust because most people associate doing something for free with benevolence.