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Title should specify that it is Indian government. I was worried for a second there that it was the American government. I should have read the url though.
by SpyCoder77 2mo ago
Title should specify that it is Indian government. I was worried for a second there that it was the American government. I should have read the url though.
- chevalier_1222 2mo agoBut how far are they from such a headline do you think?
- lionkor 2mo agoWill there be a headline?
- petcat 2mo agoSomething like this would be basically impossible in the US, and it wouldn't even matter what kind of administration tried it. The US government doesn't even order ISPs to block websites because they run afoul of all kinds of 1st amendment litigation. They just have the FBI seize a domain after a court order. Honestly I would think something like this would come from the EU or UK. UK is trying to ban VPNs, EU is trying to ban private chat completely. EU countries routinely block whole swaths of IPs and websites, etc.
- lava_pidgeon 2mo agoOh boy , this is American exceptionalism at its finest. The US has by far the most authoritarian government of all mentioned entities. Really you should protest against your government.
- mcherm 2mo agoWhat a mix! Yes, it is American exceptionalism (and quite foolish) to make the claim that "This could never happen in the US". No, the American government is NOT more authoritative than the UK in the way they handle freedom of websites. The grandparent comment is correct: the US government does not (currently) order ISPs to block specific websites. Yes, those in the US should protest the current government (many of us already are doing so).
- lava_pidgeon 2mo agoSorry OPs first sentence mentions this is basically impossible in the US and then compared to EU or UK. There is a certain tone and I don't think this comment was a good faith criticism on EU or UK policy
- etiennebausson 2mo agoI think maybe there is more than one way to quantify authoritative. Just looking at the percentage of the population in prison, or murders by cop per inhabitant, that are also good indicators of "repression", and the US might rate first worldwide.
- inigyou 2mo agoThe American government censored a Dutch porn site (Motherless) just last week.
- ecshafer 2mo agoHow many people has the US sent to jail due to saying naughty things on Twitter vs the UK? If were going to speak of authoritarianism. Just due to ensuring free speech and right to bear arms the US is possibly the least authoritarian developed nation outside of maybe Switzerland.
- ted_dunning 2mo agoAlex Pretti would like a word.
- ecshafer 2mo agoHenry Nowak would as well.
- lava_pidgeon 2mo agoThe US government killed two people protesting against their migration policy. Oh boy, MAGA is deep into America. Thanks for reminding me.
- mdgld 2mo agoThis is 100% not true. On multiple measures of freedom the US scores around the 75th percentile if I remember correctly; I believe the category is something like “flawed democracy” on the economist’s democracy index, and that’s not even an publication that I particularly like. It’s not even in the top 30.
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- sophrosyne42 2mo agoMost europeans love their chains, they call it freedom as a coping mechanism
- inigyou 2mo agosay what you like but at least in Germany when you say free Palestine, they bring you to a court instead of a summary execution
- anpago 2mo agoThe UK for now have given up on trying to ban vpns 'This is the right call' — VPN industry praises the UK’s decisions to leave VPN alone | TechRadar https://share.google/CyBImh95bt3VTubJV https://share.google/CyBImh95bt3VTubJV
- felooboolooomba 2mo agoFew months.
- josefresco 2mo ago> I was worried for a second there that it was the American government. Midterms are coming up and the regime has spoken openly about "rigging" them so... just give it some time (and download a copy!).
- viktorcode 2mo agoI was fully expecting that was about Trump administration, and was a bit disappointed that my prediction turned out to be wrong. I do not support this; I expected the first federal court and then all the appeals to serve a verdict cementing the right of encrypted communication to exist in the US.
- thewebguyd 2mo agoBe careful what you wish for. Bringing a test case to the current supreme court is playing with fire, and we are far more likely to end up with precedent rejecting a right to encrypted communications, given the current make up of the court. They have already shown a willingness to show deference to national security, and our fifth amendment protections are already eroding (State v. Andrews in NJ, government can compel the production of a password under the foregone conclusion exception). For now this is still state dependent, but its only a matter of time before a case reaches the supreme court. We're much safer not opening that can of worms for now.
- inigyou 2mo agoAt least then we'd have hard proof of what kind of country the USA is.
- donohoe 2mo agoI get it but you shouldn’t assume everything is about the USA. YC may be based here but it’s a big world out there.