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Re:YouTube-dl source code encoded in two images by rmrfstar on Saturday October 24, 2020 @07:57AM (#24878633)
That's the logic that gave us the PATRIOT Act, the full consequences of which have yet to be understood.
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Re:YouTube-dl source code encoded in two images by Ahmed90 on Saturday October 24, 2020 @08:01AM (#24878649)
I'm not from the US so I have no idea what's the history of the PATRIOT Act, but I get the concept, it's just F*ed up and we cant do shit about it
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Re:YouTube-dl source code encoded in two images by NegativeLatency on Saturday October 24, 2020 @11:00AM (#24879601)
Created after the 9/11 plane hijackings, people were scared.

“Never let a good crisis go to waste“ comes to mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#History

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