Re:Fearing More Violence, Sri Lanka Silences Social Media
by zzzcpan on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:25PM
(#19714356)
Terrorism doesn't require hidden communication channels. But it is actually propaganda, usually foreign, so governments feel threatened by it and naturally want to block it. If they can't, they can decide to block the next best thing, i.e. uncontrollable mass communication channels. Censorship in its pure form, not counter terrorism.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Fearing More Violence, Sri Lanka Silences Social Media
by HenryBemis on Sunday April 21, 2019 @05:16PM
(#19714633)
In the cases of events, e.g. bombing a church, paramedics, firemen are easy targets/sitting ducks. Being able to block coordination of further attacks is important. The hidden channels is not to silence the propaganda. That will never happen. But communicating to a vast network of perpetrators that "I just saw the army driving to location ABC, therefore we do the round 2 attack in location XYZ".
I am never in favor of censorship. I am merely stating that I understand a potential use under these circumstances. I don't agree. I just undertand the reasoning.