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1. ltbarcly3 · 1790226765 · focus · HN ↗

   There seems to be a coordinated and funded effort to spread FUD about AI and datacenters across multiple countries, including the US, Canada, and the Philippines. The most obvious source of funding would be China for a lot of reasons. Taking payments from a foreign government to attempt to influence Americans is against federal law.

   This isn't necessarily some weird corrupt conspiracy.

   1. fhdhcndndn · 1790232461 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. naishoya · 1790232786 · focus · HN ↗

         says a 6 day old account which is potentially in violation of the US statutes to post falsehood.

         1. someonebaggy · 1790233524 · focus · HN ↗

            He's right though.

            1. rshaskrot · 1790241333 · focus · HN ↗

               He’s right that it’s legal to take payments from Israel to influence Americans?

               Or is he right that it’s a crime to refuse such payments?

               Or is he right to make stuff up about Israel and use it to create a diversion when the topic was something negative about China?

               1. someonebaggy · 1790257800 · focus · HN ↗

                  It is literally a crime to refuse payments from Israel: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Anti-BDS_laws" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Anti-BDS_laws

                  1. takerollo · 1790262412 · focus · HN ↗

                     You are either being disingenuous or have the reading comprehension of a very cheap language model.

                     Anti-BDS laws do not make it a crime to refuse payments from the Israeli government to influence Americans.

                     1. someonebaggy · 1790265281 · focus · HN ↗

                        says a 50 minute old throwaway account with one comment

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