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Humanity did not change since WW2. The one big difference is/was the Internet. Without a free Internet, who knows what happens. It is unbelievable.
by I_am_tiberius 8y ago
Humanity did not change since WW2. The one big difference is/was the Internet. Without a free Internet, who knows what happens. It is unbelievable.
- swebs 8y ago>Without a free Internet, who knows what happens. You don't even need to speculate. Just look at China
- anoncake 8y agoTIL World War II ended in 1969, at the earliest.
- I_am_tiberius 8y agoMaybe I did not explain myself enough. What I'm saying is that if a free Internet existed during WW2, resistance would have been able to communicate and collaborate. Moreover, people would have had access to both, propaganda news and real news.
- anoncake 8y agoThere is no way a free Internet would have existed in Germany and the German-occupied territories during WW2. The resistance could in theory have organized one clandestinely. But setting up a secret computer network isnt really easier than setting up a secret telephone or telegraph network, which is good enough. People actually did have access to real news, via radio. Listening to the Allies broadcasts was illegal, but possible.
- dingaling 8y agoYou can still communicate freely with your European colleagues. Take a photo, send it in an IM. Chat about politics. What you can't do is claim that uploading a rip of Generic Marvel Action Movie VIII is 'communication'.
- I_am_tiberius 8y agoWhen a company says it starts collecting data for the purpose of a and b then it is correct. Fine. However, the company very soon finds out that it can make more money out of the collected data when using it for purpose c and d. I am sure the same will be done by the EU states in regards to upload filter. First, they use it in order to block data because there's a copyright in place, but very soon it's going to be blocked for other reasons (e.g. the user sends a message with a keyword the EU doesn't like etc.).