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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by Aerroon on Monday July 21, 2025 @12:34PM (#44637168)
Why can't governments do it? Have a digital cash. Something that works like cash that the government runs. They already handle physical currency, so why not digital?

Add in some really heavy handed rules that government can't use it to spy and maybe it will work.

Also, these people really should be shamed for their censorship.

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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by lrvick on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:24PM (#44637808)
Because governments always follow rules and never change them?

Private spending and communication are the beating heart of a healthy democracy and must be run directly by the public and decentralized or aspiring tyrants will co-opt them.

The people will never actually be in charge until we stop letting currency be controlled by governments and corporations.

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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by bhaskara2 on Monday July 21, 2025 @12:42PM (#44637277)
congrats you just invented CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)
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