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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by dahfizz on Monday August 28, 2023 @08:45AM (#37293127)
There is a really simple flow chart to figure this out:

"Does entity X have a monopoly on violence?" If yes, they are a government. If no, they are not.

Whether X is nice or mean, important or unimportant, is irrelevant.

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Re:Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping ... by CamperBob2 on Monday August 28, 2023 @12:17PM (#37296452)
That's simple in countries without a Second Amendment, or that don't recognize self-defense as a fundamental human right, but it's not simple in this one.
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