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		tomkarho on Jan 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Escaping surveillance capitalism, at scale > Nobody's a criminal, until they are. With ever increasing trend of "hate speech" laws popping up, that timetable of "until" is coming up faster and faster for anyone and everyone.

smeej on Jan 19, 2024 [–]

Exactly. Anyone who can't imagine a failure case where they suddenly become a "criminal" because people who disagree with them obtain control of the legislative apparatus haven't read enough history (or have extremely boring opinions).

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