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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by ddingus on Saturday October 10, 2020 @03:10PM (#24741120)
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.

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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by jlokier on Saturday October 10, 2020 @09:34PM (#24743200)
> 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.

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Re:Apple tells Telegram to take down protestor channels in B... by ddingus on Saturday October 10, 2020 @10:40PM (#24743406)
Yes, and I spoke to that in the thread. This comment was in reference to violent and or just not so nice political action.

Regarding apple...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24741156

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