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Two-tier encryption in the UK

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  1. failbuffer · · 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.

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    1. cjrp · · focus · HN ↗
      How many of those 30 are unarguably &quot;bad&quot; posts though? Threats of violence and so forth.
      1. nullbio · · focus · HN ↗

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        1. DavidNielsen · · focus · HN ↗
          On TERF island, I seriously doubt that.
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