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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.

    [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;steveforbes&#x2F;2025&#x2F;09&#x2F;09&#x2F;people-are-being-thrown-in-uk-prisons-over-what-theyve-said-online-can-free-speech-be-saved&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;steveforbes&#x2F;2025&#x2F;09&#x2F;09&#x2F;people-a...

    1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
      What was the speech? I can&#x27;t read beyond the paywall.
      1. RobotToaster · · focus · HN ↗
        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;TOKiC" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;TOKiC
        1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
          Oh, it doesn&#x27;t say what any of them were saying, except for the abortion clinic protestor who was violating a separate law against protesting abortion clinics. I wonder why it doesn&#x27;t want to say any of the others.
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