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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by viro on Thursday June 24, 2021 @03:19PM (#27622591)
you know what makes it true? common sense. You're detached from reality if you don't think this will now have a massive negative effects on poor people.
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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by Nicksil on Thursday June 24, 2021 @03:35PM (#27622761)
What are some of those negative effects.
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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by viro on Thursday June 24, 2021 @04:03PM (#27623073)
the inability to gain access to anywhere near the same level of content they did before. Is a quick and simple one.
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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by Nicksil on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:35PM (#27624802)
What type of content? I can't imagine anything necessary would sit behind a paywall given this scenario.
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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by viro on Thursday June 24, 2021 @07:16PM (#27625154)
Spotify and YouTube
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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by Nicksil on Thursday June 24, 2021 @07:30PM (#27625258)
>Spotify and YouTube

That's entertainment or otherwise nonessential, no?

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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by viro on Thursday June 24, 2021 @08:54PM (#27625882)
Most of the internet is technically non nonessential.
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