Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B...
by vorpalhex on Saturday October 10, 2020 @02:43PM
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I'm sure a bit of murdering will totally cool things down and peacefully resolve things, with no innocent deaths or casualties. As we all know, vigilantes never make mistakes.
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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B...
by andrepd on Saturday October 10, 2020 @03:41PM
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Violence is sometimes the only way forward, though. It should be the way of last resort, but a way nevertheless. That's why we have democracy: so we can remove the people in power by ballot instead of by guillotine. When the former avenue is blocked, violence is all that remains...
Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B...
by ddingus on Saturday October 10, 2020 @03:10PM
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Doesn't this go right back to thinking things through before attacking people people?
Right or wrong, when people are abused repeatedly, and or they cease to believe in governance, they will act out and it won't all be nice.
The root cause here is an authoritarian regime failing to justify their authority. People acting out is a symptom.
Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B...
by jlokier on Saturday October 10, 2020 @09:34PM
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> People acting out is a symptom.
Yes, but the discussion here is about whether Apple should facilitate or hinder particular kinds of act by people.
That's not a symptom for Apple, that's a dilemma for Apple, and there is no truly neutral option.