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If they consider the country is making laws they can't accept, then the honourable thing is to no longer allow participation within that country.
by chris_wot 11mo ago
If they consider the country is making laws they can't accept, then the honourable thing is to no longer allow participation within that country.
- metadope 11mo agoThe honourable thing? More importantly this is the smart choice, the only thing, to do: Shake the dust from your sandals, walk away, don't look back. This is the ongoing horror of the overbearing state, which wants to rule efficiently by knowing everything that everybody is doing all the time. Those who focus on and value law enforcement before freedom.
- mmooss 11mo ago> This What? What is the French state doing in this case?
- betaby 11mo agoOwners of those newspapers are or were politicians. I would call that a politically motivated action against GrapheneOS.
- mmooss 11mo agoThat doesn't follow: It's not their only motivation, nor are the author and editor drones who follow this one motivation. People can write politically motivated things on HN too. That is very different than a law enforcement action of the government.
- betaby 11mo agoThen the law enforcement knocks the door it's already too late. Those articles is the intimidation tactics for now. > People can write politically motivated things on HN too. Sure, and that would be a problem if that was 1) targeted and 2) originated from the people with connections.
- mmooss 11mo agoDo you have evidence of this conspiracy between these French newspaper owners, editors, and writers, and the French government?
- hirako2000 11mo agoSeveral advocacy groups spoke up about it, even explain how that works, yes. Here are a few: https://eu.boell.org/en/2024/04/25/press-freedom-france https://eu.boell.org/en/2024/04/25/press-freedom-france https://ipi.media/france-media-freedom-threats-capture/ https://ipi.media/france-media-freedom-threats-capture/
- jojobas 11mo agoWhy would they want to stop French citizens from using their creation?
- chris_wot 11mo agoBecause they would be violating the laws of another country. The fastest way to prevent this is to prevent access from France. The same way it is being done with the UK.
- mmooss 11mo agoThat makes it very easy for any government or anyone with a little power - like influence over what a newspaper publishes - to shut down GrapheneOS. You don't need any law enforcement, law, process, etc. - GrapheneOS will shut down itself at a hint of criticism.
- chris_wot 11mo agoNot really. If GrapheneOS feels they will be prosecuted in a particular country, then they don’t need to allow participation in that country. It’s their choose and right to do so. They have no obligation to do otherwise. - ~~~~