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Inside: The majority of censorship is self-censorship; The Bezzle excerpt (Part V); and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/22/self-censorship/

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oliversampson ,
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"The Inquistions didn't set out to silence ...it could have just assassinated him....Instead, the Inquisition persecuted Galileo, in a very high-profile manner

...The point of persecuting Galileo was to convince Descartes to self-censor... [and] "thousands of other major thinkers of the time wrote differently,...because they self-censored after the Galileo trial."

And this is exactly why the US so aggressively pursues like and .

JSharp1436 , to random
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🔴 Lawyers for Julian have launched what could be his final bid to avoid to the to face trial over leaking secrets

The two-day hearing at the in is hearing his team argue he should be allowed a full appeal

KC told the court his client was being prosecuted "for engaging in ordinary journalistic practice"

If an appeal is turned down, Mr could be handed over within weeks ⏩

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68343097

JSharp1436 OP ,
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↪ Supporters of the founder say he exposed wrongdoing, but the [that did all these things] say Mr put lives at risk [well they would do]

The case is being heard by two judges, Dame and Mr .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68343097

johnmastodon , to random
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Edward Snowden must be shitting his pants nowadays.

Navalny’s body found bruised in Arctic morgue

https://news.yahoo.com/navalny-body-found-bruised-arctic-131031082.html

rms , to random
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[1/2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange#Appeals_and_other_developments
https://stallman.org/#assange
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/934/text/ih

Julian Assange's final hearing is Tuesday, February 20. A rally that day at noon is at the State House in Boston. We're hoping Rep Jim McGovern will send a statement to be read by his staff and are asking other big speakers, and will also want our regulars to speak. We'll do our best to get press there. …

rms , to random
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[1/2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange#Appeals_and_other_developments
https://stallman.org/#assange
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/934/text/ih

Julian Assange's final hearing is Tuesday, February 20. A rally that day at noon is at the State House in Boston. We're hoping Rep Jim McGovern will send a statement to be read by his staff and are asking other big speakers, and will also want our regulars to speak. We'll do our best to get press there. …

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