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There's been a lot of hand wringing about "how can the SEC sanction an open source software?" The fact of the matter is, code is not value neutral. Code may be

There's been a lot of hand wringing about "how can the SEC sanction an open source software?" The fact of the matter is, code is not value neutral. Code may be protected under free speech, but that doesn't make it legal to actually execute that code. Just because it's on the blockchain, doesn't mean people aren't ultimately responsible. People chose to develop Tornado Cash, they chose to deploy it to the blockchain, and they chose to run the contracts. And now everyone involved in Etherium has to deal with this sanctioned code touching everything in that space.

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seibelj 4y ago
There's been a lot of hand wringing about "how can the SEC sanction an open source software?" The fact of the matter is, information is not value neutral. Information may be protected under free speech, but that doesn't make it legal to actually route that data. Just because it's on the internet, doesn't mean ISPs aren't ultimately responsible. People chose to route internet packets, they chose to build and manage data centers, and they chose to run the service. And now everyone involved in the internet has to deal with this sanctioned information flowing with everything in that space. Clearly, we need to require all IP packets to be transmitted only from people and entities who are registered with the government so we can censor any bad data from being transmitted. Otherwise, illegal information might flow.
- ronsor 4y ago
  > Clearly, we need to require all IP packets to be transmitted only from people and entities who are registered with the government so we can censor any bad data from being transmitted. Otherwise, illegal information might flow. I heard the Chinese government has a great implementation of this.
staringback 4y ago
"words may be protected under free speech, but that doesn't make it legal to actually say those words"
yieldcrv 4y ago
can someone explain why people instinctively write SEC when the context of crypto + enforcement is occurring? The US Treasury is so far removed from the SEC that I don't really understand

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seibelj 4y ago

There's been a lot of hand wringing about "how can the SEC sanction an open source software?" The fact of the matter is, information is not value neutral. Information may be protected under free speech, but that doesn't make it legal to actually route that data. Just because it's on the internet, doesn't mean ISPs aren't ultimately responsible. People chose to route internet packets, they chose to build and manage data centers, and they chose to run the service. And now everyone involved in the internet has to deal with this sanctioned information flowing with everything in that space. Clearly, we need to require all IP packets to be transmitted only from people and entities who are registered with the government so we can censor any bad data from being transmitted. Otherwise, illegal information might flow.

ronsor 4y ago
> Clearly, we need to require all IP packets to be transmitted only from people and entities who are registered with the government so we can censor any bad data from being transmitted. Otherwise, illegal information might flow. I heard the Chinese government has a great implementation of this.

staringback 4y ago

"words may be protected under free speech, but that doesn't make it legal to actually say those words"

yieldcrv 4y ago

can someone explain why people instinctively write SEC when the context of crypto + enforcement is occurring? The US Treasury is so far removed from the SEC that I don't really understand