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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by burnte on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @11:15AM (#32738225)
The government apparatus, as only that has the power to fine you, jail you, etc.
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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by LudwigNagasena on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @03:26PM (#32742026)
Ok, and how is being fined by a government materially different from being intimated and canceled by a mob?

And why would the approaches to them be different if, presumably, both represent the people?

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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by burnte on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:26PM (#32772306)
Most people are fairly aware that context matters. What's illegal in one context is perfectly legal in another. These are two very different contexts.
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