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They say it's the Swedes, but that's not accurate. Thorn is a NSA-run charity that has been lobbying for this since 2012.
by tucnak 1y ago
They say it's the Swedes, but that's not accurate. Thorn is a NSA-run charity that has been lobbying for this since 2012.
- pqtyw 1y ago> They say it's the Swedes, but that's not accurate Yes because its Denmark, other countries are mainly just tagging along. I mean we can and should blame lobbyists and such as well but 90% of the problem are the politicians and bureaucrats and the politicians listening to them.
- vaylian 1y agoInteresting. Do you have a source for the connection between the NSA and Thorn?
- tucnak 1y agoIts board, as well as boards of the related orgs, is crawling with ex-State guys, even some CIA assets (most recently Fernando Ruiz Perez) etc. They're in bed with WeProtect (State Dept) as well as McCain Institute guys. The connection is not obvious, but see this as starting point https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the-eus-fight-over-scanning-for-child-sex-content/ https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the... https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/270943677 https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/270... What's telling is the fact that they never targeted the U.S. and U.S. policy-makers EVER, despite being mostly Washington guys with lended tech credibility of SF VC's.