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"Think of the children" is always the reason rights (good or bad) get taken away.
by hot_gril 3y ago
"Think of the children" is always the reason rights (good or bad) get taken away.
- Given_47 3y agoThe ultimate trump card
- throw0101b 3y agoFor several decades now: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalypse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalyp...
- 1letterunixname 3y ago"We must scan all of your personal devices and personal moments for illegal terrorist, cannibal, pedophile, and unapproved political content to safeguard our children against this vague, unrelenting menace. If we happen to stumble upon other content that could be automatically construed by AI to be criminal evidence, we will refer it to the proper prosecution service automatically. The net result is society will be safe. If you committed no crime, then you have nothing to fear. If you disagree with this, then a crime can always be located." - How I imagine this being pitched
- hot_gril 3y agoOk, I take it back because I found at least one counterexample, the Patriot Act didn't use children as an excuse.