On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 09:14:36 PM PDT, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 <punks@tfwno.gf> wrote:


On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:36:03 -0400
grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:

>> https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/washington-emergency-responders-use-spacex-starlink-satellite-internet.html


>    Cool! So Jim Bell was right! Musko is a Libertarian Randroidic Hero and US Technology is making the world even more freer and perfect!


I think you are (deliberately) misrepresenting what I actually said.  That's called a "strawman".    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man   A good clue is that you don't actually quote me. Go back and quote me.  


What I believe I DID say, and what I will say again, is that Musk is putting himself into a position where he could do a great deal of good for libertarian causes, in part by bypassing governments' ability to censor or cut off Internet access.   If he chooses to do so.  And I think, therefore, it is important that "we" (Cypherpunks and pro-freedom people) make sure he is aware that we know what he will be able to do, and what we think he SHOULD do.

As grarpamp just posted:

grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com>
To:cypherpunks@cpunks.org
Tue, Sep 29 at 10:39 PM



"Nation states around the world engage in web censorship using a variety of legal and technical methods. India is no different in this regard: the Government of India can legally order internet service providers (ISPs) operating in its jurisdiction to block access to certain websites for its users. This makes the situation different from jurisdictions like Iran and China, where internet censorship is largely centralised. Legal provisions in India, namely Section 69A and Section 79 of the Information Technology (IT) Act, allow the Central Government and the various courts in the country to issue website-blocking orders that ISPs are legally bound to comply with. Most of these orders are not publically available."




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