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It's the chilling effect[1] of both mass, pervasive and targeted surveillance. This has a specific legal definition which is complex and not going to be commun
by titzer 6y ago
It's the chilling effect[1] of both mass, pervasive and targeted surveillance.
This has a specific legal definition which is complex and not going to be communicated in a hackernews comment, but if you want to dig deeper,
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect
Pro tip: pretend like your free speech is out of favor with the current extremist government.
Oppose tyranny.
- darawk 6y agoThat's exactly what i'm doing. I understand chilling effects. I don't see how reading public Twitter feeds cause them in a way we should be worried about.