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Are the sibling comments astroturfed? This seems like such a bizarre thing to be talking about in relation to an Anthropic model release. As someone from the UK
by sd9 4mo ago
Are the sibling comments astroturfed? This seems like such a bizarre thing to be talking about in relation to an Anthropic model release. As someone from the UK, I don't feel like I'm living in an authoritarian country. And yet most of the sibling comments are insinuating that I am. Weird.
- killerstorm 4mo agoI'm sure there are people in Russia, China, ... who don't feel like they're living in an authoritarian country.
- tene80i 4mo agoIf you think Britain and Russia or China are equivalent in terms of government overreach, you need to find new sources of information.
- nonethewiser 4mo ago> If you think Britain and Russia or China are equivalent in terms of government overreach, you need to find new sources of information. Uh... you are making his point. People from way more authoritarian countries don't necessarily feel like they are living in an authoritarian country. Therefore whether or not it "feels" like you are living in one isn't a reliable measure.
- tene80i 4mo agoTrivially true I suppose, but it doesn’t make my point irrelevant - do you think Britain is equivalent to China and Russia? If everyone does but us then yes my goodness they’ve done a good job controlling us, but that seems far fetched.
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- ebbi 4mo agoIt's true (from a perception perspective): China soars in democratic perception ranking as US, Israel plummet: Poll https://thecradle.co/articles/china-soars-in-democratic-perception-ranking-as-us-israel-plummet-poll https://thecradle.co/articles/china-soars-in-democratic-perc...
- nonethewiser 4mo agoMaybe the rankings arent accurate.
- ebbi 4mo agoIt's a poll.
- HDThoreaun 4mo agoHN is extremely pro free speech and the UK has recently decided to engage in censorship. Part of the issue users here reckon with is the recency. Unlike many authoritarian countries that seem hopeless with regards to free speech the UKs censorship is a recent development that many think can still be undone through political action. Similar to takes on why Israel is being protested when places like sudan arent.
- sd9 4mo agoThis has passed me by - can you give me some specific examples? I personally don't feel limited in my speech, but I'm willing to accept that I may be wrong Nobody I know in real life is talking about censorship or free speech in the UK
- JacobAsmuth 4mo ago"Nobody I know is talking about censorship" is a certified HN banger.
- sd9 4mo agoI don't know, I would expect it to come up in the pub or something if people were concerned about it, it's not like we have the thought police here
- ebbi 4mo agoSounds like the people around you don't care about the things that is actually eroding free speech. Read about Dr Aladwan - an NHS doctor - who has barred from practising because of her comments on Israel. Read the common articles about her (BBC etc), and then go actually read her tweets. Common BS of conflating criticism of a government (Israel) with antisemitism. Also, this article may be of interest: China soars in democratic perception ranking as US, Israel plummet: Poll https://thecradle.co/articles/china-soars-in-democratic-perception-ranking-as-us-israel-plummet-poll https://thecradle.co/articles/china-soars-in-democratic-perc...
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- r721 4mo agoIt's just people who use "For You" algorithm on X.
- nonethewiser 4mo agoNeither do people living in China
- Macha 4mo agoThe UK has very recently[1] announced a new push for client side scanning by messaging providers which is both very likely to be unpopular and known here, so once one person cracks the joke, others are going to want to comment. Don’t think that requires astroturfing. [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-tech-firms-ultimatum-block-explicit-images-children-phones https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-t...