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Re:YouTube approves ad by Belarusian gov with journalist fro... by pjc50 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:37PM (#27283031)
This reminds me of when Mark Thatcher tried to crowdfund a coup in guinea and failed spectacularly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Equatorial_Guinea_coup_...

(It is of course illegal to crowdfund coup attempts and jailbreaks in foreign countries, although whether a prosecution takes place is entirely political)

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Re:YouTube approves ad by Belarusian gov with journalist fro... by mc32 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:45PM (#27283119)
That reminds me of the guys who popped Carlos Ghosn from Japan. Lesson is don’t do it. It’s against the law even if you think it’s the right thing.
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Re:YouTube approves ad by Belarusian gov with journalist fro... by chmod775 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @10:58PM (#27285668)
If people used "the law" as their sole guidance and moral compass, we'd still be living under kings.
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Re:YouTube approves ad by Belarusian gov with journalist fro... by hungryforcodes on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:19AM (#27286284)
He totally got out of Japan though.
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