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A comment on Russia’s move to block Telegram another attack on online freedom of expression. Parent comment

Re:Russia’s move to block Telegram another attack on online ... by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Friday April 13, 2018 @11:16AM (#16830750)
This in amny ways is analogous to the gun debate in the United States. Everytime there is a major shooting, there are calls for certain types of guns to be banned. Every time there is a terrorist attack coordinated by an encrypted chat app, there will be calls to wither ban it or have a backdoor.
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Re:Russia’s move to block Telegram another attack on online ... by Mithaldu on Friday April 13, 2018 @02:22PM (#16832576)
Your comment entirely and completely ignores the express intent and purpose of the objects you compare, which makes the comparison invalid.
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Re:Russia’s move to block Telegram another attack on online ... by cvwright on Friday April 13, 2018 @04:47PM (#16833770)
The parent post is a nice example of the type of underhanded rhetoric that will eventually be used to sway the public in favor of banning encryption.

Pretend your target is inherently evil, and can only be used for inherently evil things. (Terrorism! Child abuse! Piracy!) Then you're perfectly set up to vilify anyone who dares to question your position.

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