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Re:Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen en... by pgeorgi on Friday October 13, 2023 @03:00AM (#37867604)
It's pretty simple to not be on Twitter. It's comparably hard to evade governments.
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Re:Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen en... by Detrytus on Friday October 13, 2023 @04:18AM (#37868146)
Just because you are not on Twitter (or Facebook, or whatever) won't stop other people from tweeting lies about you. And the public image that you have on social media matters a lot in this society. See also: "Cancel culture".
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