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Re:India’s Government Wants Total Control of the Internet by meltyness on Monday February 13, 2023 @12:29PM (#34776829)
In the same vein, YouTube and the rest of big media (to virtually no fanfare or protest) blocked The RT for their supposed ties -- which would be fine except that RT's ties were covert. Sanctions are sanctions, but is RT to simply stop paying taxes? This is like wholesale embargo, jamming, and further insulates the Russian government from the reality of their actions.

I expect the high road from my country's communications sector on freedom of speech, and even though RT has always sucked, this behavior is distasteful.

Obviously the war is an abomination, but I'd prefer that in the interim, "platform" corporations stay the hell out of the 4D-chess.

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Re:India’s Government Wants Total Control of the Internet by salawat on Monday February 13, 2023 @08:24PM (#34783835)
...Platform companies are the basis of power in the modern world. Essentially an unstoppable superweapon.

What makes you think those in power won't abuse them as early and often as possible?

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