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If the internet is being used to distribute child porn would you ban the internet?
You can’t just keep banning everything that is used to commit a crime, because criminals will find a way to use everything to commit crimes.
Yeah, that telegram porn accusation is pretty disappointing, but let’s not pretend for a moment that any government actually gives a shit about it. It’s being used to have conversations they can’t see, and that’s why they are using child porn—the silver bullet—to take them down.
You would ban the site, and any company refusing to ban the site (FREE SPEECH!!!!!) would then also be banned.
But that doesn’t fix the issue. They switch sites. You have to ban the internet.
And yet, somehow, governments do manage to block it without banning the internet. It's a miracle! Governments must be magic!
And yet, even after being blocked, the issue persists elsewhere. Nothing is solved! Go go government bullshit!
"It's everywhere you look! I can't open a single folder on my computer without finding more of it!"
What was your location again?
You just resort to personal insults when you’ve been beat.
Been beat? You didn't even make an argument, just assumed nonsense was true.
Does it exist? Yes. Is it everywhere? Hardly. Does the ban significantly reduce access and availability? Yes.
Au revoir, Felicia
You just resort to running away when you've been beat.
Look, the conversation was over when you started making personal attacks instead of staying on topic. It’s just the internet.
The conversation was over when you kept insisting nothing could be done unless you ban the internet entirely, despite reality proving that wrong.
You knew I was being facetious—I hope.
Considering that was the only thing resembling an argument in your post, I guess that means the conversation was over when you immediately gave up on trying to defend your argument and only posting something facetious.
Strange how you post something completely facetious and that's fine, I reply with something facetious and you cry foul and run away.
It wasn’t a personal attack. There’s no point to that here. This is clearly upsetting you. I suggest we stop here.
You knew I was being facetious—I hope.