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ktallett ◴[] No.45167117[source]
These governments that block social media or control/monitor the internet to avoid critics of government or dissent, whether that be Nepal, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, Germany, China, Egypt, US, Russia, Israel, are always shocked when there is an uprising. Unsurprisingly when a government tries to control people this closely many will see the flaws in it and make a stand and rightly so whether that be digitally or in person. It's understandable why so many tech knowledgeable dissidents create or use apps that bypass ridiculous laws.
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Fricken[dead post] ◴[] No.45167234[source]
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1. blitzar ◴[] No.45167509[source]
but look at those engagement numbers tho, numbers the like of which may never be seen again.

sacrifices were made - people put in long nights working, missed their childrens birthdays, anniversaries etc. years of A/B testing and tweaks to the algorithm went into fermenting that genocide.

facebook engineers really earned their pizza party that week.

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