Sjors Provoost
4d ago
Unfortunately nostr doesn't fix this. And that "please list your social media accounts" question on ESTA applications isn't that innocent anymore either.
Assuming the First Amendment doesn't make a comeback, we'll probably see more encrypted group chats (e.g. MLS based).
Unfortunately those are not immune from rats, which governments could offer bribes for. So really we'll just go back to good old Soviet kitchen conversations with trusted friends, after everyone leaves their phone at the door.
And then Glory to Trump in public.
Assuming the First Amendment doesn't make a comeback, we'll probably see more encrypted group chats (e.g. MLS based).
Unfortunately those are not immune from rats, which governments could offer bribes for. So really we'll just go back to good old Soviet kitchen conversations with trusted friends, after everyone leaves their phone at the door.
And then Glory to Trump in public.
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4d ago
Looks like they’re running some AI agent to try and match foreign students to social media accounts. If the US State department doesn’t like the politics of the posts the visa is being revoked. The thing is everyone in the US is protected by the constitution, not just citizens. So this is overturning fundamental rights to free speech and due process.
There is no way for these students to contest this. Many people don’t put their full name on social media, often people have the same name. So not only will this violate students first and fifth amendment protections, it will likely be applied to students who simply share the same name or are confused with other students who expressed a political view the government doesn’t like.
If this program continues it means that no foreign student in the US is safe from arbitrary deportation. All
There is no way for these students to contest this. Many people don’t put their full name on social media, often people have the same name. So not only will this violate students first and fifth amendment protections, it will likely be applied to students who simply share the same name or are confused with other students who expressed a political view the government doesn’t like.
If this program continues it means that no foreign student in the US is safe from arbitrary deportation. All
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Cykros
@Cykros
4d ago
Thank god I don't have any nostr accounts. Just an npub/nsec. As for AI, two can play that game. "Write this post, but reword it so I sound like a middle aged Englishman." Or "Translate <post> to gen-Z brospeak."
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Sjors Provoost
@provoost
4d ago
Social media decoy account?
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Cykros
@Cykros
2d ago
There are no accounts on Nostr. Nothing to report.
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Sjors Provoost
@provoost
2d ago
Straight to El Salvador!
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The Kali Mera Show
@inpc
4d ago
Another great day for Palentir stonks…
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McCoy
@McCoy
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4d ago
Analog safer and better than digital
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Andreas Griffin
@Andreas Griffin
4d ago
Authoritarianism is gaining worldwide....
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Sjors Provoost
@provoost
4d ago
The First Amendment is one of a kind, the gold standard of free speech. So when it disappears in the only country that has it, the bar is lowered globally.
Ironically that probably means the EU now has the worlds best free speech protections (and they're pretty bad imo).
Ironically that probably means the EU now has the worlds best free speech protections (and they're pretty bad imo).
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Andreas Griffin
@Andreas Griffin
4d ago
It depends for whom and about what.
If you "offend" politicians in Europe it can get unpleasant for citizens right now. No gulag yet, but unpleasant.
If you are a visa holder in the US , and criticize the wrong middle eastern country you get deported....
If you "offend" politicians in Europe it can get unpleasant for citizens right now. No gulag yet, but unpleasant.
If you are a visa holder in the US , and criticize the wrong middle eastern country you get deported....
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Sjors Provoost
@provoost
4d ago
I've said plenty of unfriendly things about our current and former prime ministers, including demanding that Balkenende be trialed for crimes against humanity. Never caused any issues. At least in The Netherlands you're fine unless you make death threats (which the First Amendment doesn't protect either). In Malta on the other extreme, journalists have been murdered. Very diverse continent :-)
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Andreas Griffin
@Andreas Griffin
4d ago
True.
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