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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by r00fus on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:19PM (#25143244)
From the article: > "Poland blocked human rights sites; India same-sex dating sites"

Clearly that's the wheelhouse of the right-leaning national groups, right? Oh, maybe not. Or maybe it's the rightwing nationalist governments cracking down on disadvantaged groups?

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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by war1025 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:27PM (#25143351)
I admit I didn't read the article before commenting.

Really just seems like anyone that can get away with it is censoring people with differing opinions.

Seems like something that will surely end well /s

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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by r00fus on Thursday November 19, 2020 @01:12PM (#25152407)
Amusing how when it's aligned with your viewpoints (suppression of speech for rightwing groups), it's partisan. Otherwise, it's "anyone can get away with it".

Hypocrisy on display

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Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the... by war1025 on Thursday November 19, 2020 @01:29PM (#25152632)
You misread my comment, which fair enough the wording wasn't great.

What I actually said is "anyone who can get away with it"

And obviously they would be doing it for partisan reasons.

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