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Re:Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views' by geofft on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:35AM (#16013432)
I think it behooves all techies to reread and really think about the Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace every now and then:

https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence

Re:Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views' by olalonde on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:45AM (#16013466)
I am deeply against censorship, consider myself a libertarian and wouldn't personally work for Facebook. I deeply sympathise with this manifesto. But I'm also a consequentialist and I believe the Vietnamese are overall better served with a censored Facebook/Youtube than no Facebook/Youtube at all. I also don't believe that getting 100% of techies on our side is a realistic strategy.
Re:Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views' by tehlike on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @04:40AM (#16013824)
It definitely isn't. There's also the "something you build can be used for evil or for good" aspect, too.

When I say enable, I am talking about stateless nonprofits creating platforms where people can communicate freely, express themselves freely, and if they need to - organize protests to protect their freedoms. Things like Signal are great steps toward it, but we need more.