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minus-squareAmoxtli@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down60·edit-26 months agoIf only the US and EU had this to suppress the “Far Right”. Democracy would be protected.
minus-squareWhatSay@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·6 months agoThat’s not how it works.
minus-squarePanArab@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·6 months agoThe US is very far right though. In the US something like this will be used to punish women seeking abortions.
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoAll this would do is turn the far right into a slightly more hidden far right.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoNo, it would make it more explicitly far right. It turns out being able to identify users on also platforms is useful to silence dissent.
If only the US and EU had this to suppress the “Far Right”. Democracy would be protected.
That’s not how it works.
The US is very far right though. In the US something like this will be used to punish women seeking abortions.
All this would do is turn the far right into a slightly more hidden far right.
No, it would make it more explicitly far right. It turns out being able to identify users on also platforms is useful to silence dissent.