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For context: (not sure if this is right, just something I heard somewhere) the VLC website was banned because some people were distributing versions of VLC that

For context: (not sure if this is right, just something I heard somewhere) the VLC website was banned because some people were distributing versions of VLC that included malware (not through the official VLC website, but through other websites), and for some reason instead of banning those unofficial websites they banned the official website

somecommit 4y ago
(conspiracy mode on:) Maybe the version with malware is linked to some high-earning scam company located in India
- boomboomsubban 4y ago
  Supposedly it was linked to Chinese hackers. To my knowledge, India has never explained the ban so we can't be sure.
  - jbk 4y ago
    The dates don’t match for this explanation.
    - boomboomsubban 4y ago
      edit moving this discussion to the active thread.
type0 4y ago
Sounds like a good idea when you need to disseminate state trojans
phpisthebest 4y ago
>some reason instead As with all things follow the money Ask why would the scam capital of the world banned the legit site.
- ShivShankaran 4y ago
  > Ask why would the scam capital of the world banned the legit site. I thought only Reddit had excessive racism. A comment so absurd it's not worth debating
  - splitstud 4y ago
- gautamdivgi 4y ago
  Blatantly racist and bigoted statement. Really has no place on HN. Probably a troll.
  - phpisthebest 4y ago
    First not a troll and in no way is it racist, it is a provable statement and the India government is doing nothing to stop the scammers and in some area's of the nation actively protecting them See the recent reporting by Mark Rober and Jim Browning. ALOT of scamming is currently originating from India, this is fact.
    - gautamdivgi 4y ago
      It is racist because you are indicating that India is a land of scams. There’s an equal number of small $$ scams that happen all across Southeast Asia and Africa. For big $$ scams, look no further than NYC. Just by a dollar figure I think Madoff’s scams may eclipse anything all the scammers put together have done. Don’t single out an entire set of people.
      - 411111111111111 4y ago
        No, a racist statement would be "this person is a scammer because they're from India" (though technically still not racist, because India is a nation, not a race). The majority of all scams world-wide originate in India and the income generated through these are a significant part of India's GDP, so their statement is very much understandable. I certainly doubt it's truth though. It's probably just the usual incompetence in public office.

somecommit 4y ago

(conspiracy mode on:) Maybe the version with malware is linked to some high-earning scam company located in India

boomboomsubban 4y ago
Supposedly it was linked to Chinese hackers. To my knowledge, India has never explained the ban so we can't be sure.
- jbk 4y ago
  The dates don’t match for this explanation.
  - boomboomsubban 4y ago
    edit moving this discussion to the active thread.

type0 4y ago

Sounds like a good idea when you need to disseminate state trojans

phpisthebest 4y ago

>some reason instead As with all things follow the money Ask why would the scam capital of the world banned the legit site.

ShivShankaran 4y ago
> Ask why would the scam capital of the world banned the legit site. I thought only Reddit had excessive racism. A comment so absurd it's not worth debating
- splitstud 4y ago
gautamdivgi 4y ago
Blatantly racist and bigoted statement. Really has no place on HN. Probably a troll.
- phpisthebest 4y ago
  First not a troll and in no way is it racist, it is a provable statement and the India government is doing nothing to stop the scammers and in some area's of the nation actively protecting them See the recent reporting by Mark Rober and Jim Browning. ALOT of scamming is currently originating from India, this is fact.
  - gautamdivgi 4y ago
    It is racist because you are indicating that India is a land of scams. There’s an equal number of small $$ scams that happen all across Southeast Asia and Africa. For big $$ scams, look no further than NYC. Just by a dollar figure I think Madoff’s scams may eclipse anything all the scammers put together have done. Don’t single out an entire set of people.
    - 411111111111111 4y ago
      No, a racist statement would be "this person is a scammer because they're from India" (though technically still not racist, because India is a nation, not a race). The majority of all scams world-wide originate in India and the income generated through these are a significant part of India's GDP, so their statement is very much understandable. I certainly doubt it's truth though. It's probably just the usual incompetence in public office.