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@cryptohagen Honestly, an indiscriminate dissemination of malware is probably worse than chat control.

Hmm... One of these domains (not the top ones) does not appear to be for a "CSAM website" (it is probably a website for 3D models and one of these orgs they partner with has been known for doing things like this before, in any case, there has been reporting that it is not an illegal site). Another is unlikely to be, although there is insufficient information.

As for the rest, I can't appraise them. I'm going to take their word for it that they are.

@ghast@liberdon.com Presumably, that would mean more staff which means that more things would naturally be covered.

That said, it's worrying that what seems to be Europe's foremost digital rights group has next to no one working on free expression.

There's an upcoming election over who gets to be the next Governor of Tokyo and a few of the candidates are entertaining to see.

edri.org/wp-content/uploads/20 I'm curious how someone manages to fight against the suppression of free expression when they don't have someone to deal with that. Is it a funding thing?

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https://edri.org/about-us/our-team/ Barely any free expression expertise (particularly outside of "misinformation").

edri.org/about-us/our-team/ Barely any free expression expertise (particularly outside of "misinformation").

One of the dumbest takes I've seen from someone advocating against rights is that if the government over-reaches then someone can "just vote for someone else".

It still feels weird when someone says Meta instead of Facebook.

@LouisIngenthron This isn't the first time they've made a take like this. It's just not usually quite so on the nose.

They expect magic, and come up with incoherent, unworkable, and frankly, harmful ideas. Also, if someone, say, hands their data to a company for one purpose, then the government can stop them selling it off without their consent.

Just as you wouldn't use a hammer to screw something in, it doesn't make sense to pick totally inappropriate countries to host sites in (and it's probably more expensive to do this too).

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This should go without saying but I would recommend against hosting anything in the U.K.

@BeAware@social.beaware.live There is a very long list of rules so I guess it could be almost anything.

I'm also seeing a misrepresentation of the law to avoid making a potentially controversial policy decision (if the community finds some kinks to be unpleasant to deal with, can we at least be upfront about that? I don't think anyone expects every small instance to deal in every kind).

@BeAware@social.beaware.live The instance in question appears to be almost dead with only one visible active user.

I'm not going to cover every bit of drama, lol.

japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/ "after the president's gamble on early parliamentary elections backfired" The Dutch made that very same mistake.

@damagecontrolblog @wjmaggos @BeAware@social.beaware.live What if someone deliberately provokes others (even making themselves as visible as possible) then hides behind the thing? I've seen this happen quite a few times.

@NetscapeNavigator The problem is that any narcissistic or toxic personality can turn up one day, setup an instance, use slightly professional language to attract users, insult any critic, and profit.

I see someone is suddenly discovering that the entire point of "digital identity" shenanigans is surveillance and other human rights abuses. Of course it is, if you think about it for a moment.

As you can see there, the landscape has a bit of nuance to it, and I'd like to avoid saying anything too simplistic.

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qoto.org/@olives/1126987465405 It is already covered here (which I only posted a new draft of the other day).

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