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Two-tier encryption in the UK

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failbuffer · 1790256694 · focus · HN ↗
No need to speculate that the UK government "might" one day become the bad guys: they already arrest over 30 people a day for speech that offends the prevailing political orthodoxy.
[1] <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-are-being-thrown-in-uk-prisons-over-what-theyve-said-online-can-free-speech-be-saved/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-a...
1. cjrp · 1790257222 · focus · HN ↗
  How many of those 30 are unarguably "bad" posts though? Threats of violence and so forth.
  1. testfrequency · 1790258179 · focus · HN ↗
    The chronically online anti-uk folks like to turn a blind eye to anything that’s justifiable for matter of principal.
    It’s why the US has such a problem with gun control and laws.
    I could argue everyone should have guns, and it’s just bad people, right?
    WmWsjA6B29B4nfk · 1790258559 · focus · HN ↗
    Right. Switzerland has 100x guns per capita than UK and 2x less intentional homicides than UK.
    testfrequency · 1790259192 · focus · HN ↗
    Why are we comparing Switzerland? Do you want to try again with the United States?
    Let me give it a go; Switzerland has higher gun homicides than the UK.

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