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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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Ajedi32 ◴[] No.45168408[source]
Interesting. Are you arguing in that case censorship would have been a good thing? Is there a principled stance to be made here, or is it just "people should have freedom of speech when I agree with their goals, and be censored if I don't"?
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1. Fricken ◴[] No.45172969{3}[source]
I didn't argue anything, I gave you a history lesson.
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2. Ajedi32 ◴[] No.45173338[source]
You said the problem was caused by:

> failing to reign in social media

That's a prescriptive statement which implies you have an opinion on what should have been done instead (to "reign in social media") that you're advocating for.