Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supreme Court threat

Re:Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supr... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @07:49PM (#35895215)

> This seems like democracy is dead in Brazil.

I agree completely and I've said that here on HN many times even despite downvotes. The censorship here began with last year's elections and has only been ramping up since then. The government wants what it wants and it will corrupt, destroy or silence anyone who opposes them. We're living under some sort of quasi-communist judiciary dictatorship. It sickens me to my soul to hear the word "democracy" come out of these people's mouths. Even North Korea calls itself a democracy...

> the court can just ban all the others for misinformation and give power to the party they agree with

That's exactly what they're doing. They've removed from office and made ineligible politicians over "disinformation". They accuse their opponents of the crime of "fake news" and then deplatform them. These all powerful judges who never received a single vote and are aligned with the ruling party.

I wonder if one of these days dang's gonna get a message from these fucking people because of my posts.

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Re:Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supr... by crop_rotation on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @07:52PM (#35895248)

Sadly people everywhere seem to support erosion of freedoms if their opponents get oppressed. All kinds of freedoms can be eroded as long as you can sell them as being used to hurt the "bad guys", whatever the bad guys means in any country.

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Re:Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supr... by EA-3167 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:11PM (#35895443)

That's just human nature, tribalism justifies everything. It's why echo chambers are so appealing to so many people, and why they devolve into meme-slinging and a lack of critical thought.

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Re:Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supr... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:14PM (#35895467)

Echo chambers and political tribalism are one thing. Government and courts using police forces to coerce your speech is quite another. Uncritical discourse is sad but it does not excuse this blatant censorship.

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Re:Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supr... by crop_rotation on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:20PM (#35895517)

Yeah courts unilaterally deciding what political advocacy is disinformation or not is just a monarchy in disguise. It is just like the King deciding what is good for the Kingdom .By the way your comments on the current situation in Brazil have been so eye opening to me as an outsider. I did my own research and the more I read, the more shocked I become.

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Re:Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supr... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:39PM (#35895706)

There's plenty more in my comments and submissions history. I can make a list of links if you'd like. This is where it began:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33312582

Other brazilians here on HN have also corrected me on points where I was wrong, I learned plenty from them even in in cases where I didn't agree.

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Re:Telegram deletes message against Brazil’s Bill after Supr... by Akronymus on Thursday May 11, 2023 @06:32AM (#35900245)

> It's why echo chambers are so appealing to so many people

When I realized just how much of an echo chamber I built myself a few years ago, I essentially forced myself to develop a habit of seeking out "the other sides" opinions. One of the better decisions in my life.

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