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RIP freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom of the press.
by csense 10mo ago
RIP freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom of the press.
- RiverCrochet 10mo agoJust online, which has been a bad idea from day one due to the evertrending centralization of the Internet, the primary catalyst thereof being people's laziness. Offline, it still exists.
- anticrymactic 10mo agoHow so? Since when is slop-producing ad-machine social media the only access to speech, press and association?
- quailfarmer 10mo agoSince about 10 years ago, online platforms are a major part of how many people speak, publish, and associate.
- dmix 10mo agoThe only way to enforce it is basically a very dangerous game and will normalize gov control of the internet down to the individual level.
- akersten 10mo ago> since when is speech I don't like speech?!
- TimByte 10mo agoThe real danger isn't the ban itself... it's the precedent that could be built on top of it if governments decide they like controlling digital participation
- burnt-resistor 10mo agoTexas SB2420 requires age verification to download apps. Now, both the government and corporations have a new lever to identify exactly who you are, where you are, what you're doing, and can selectively cut you off from everything. Government-endorsed technofeudalism with inverted totalitarian features normalizing deviancy to become shameless, traditional totalitarianism. -> Scenario Want to use cash for lunch or parking? Sorry, no, you must be banked, and have an app. Want to use a bank? You must use an app. How do you get an app? You must have a phone and an ID. Want to buy a phone? Whoops, conundrum encountered. (And don't even think of wanting to get an ID.) -> In summary This further disenfranchises the extremely poor, and takes power and freedom away from everyone who isn't a billionaire.
- pessimizer 10mo agoIf you're in Australia, you never had any of that.
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