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cowlevel • yesterday at 6:37 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

And by blocking certain people, you demonstrate to authorities that you can block anyone you want, and you will be held in contempt if you don't block anyone they want. As opposed to having no technical blocking capability.


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pixl97 • yesterday at 7:05 PM

>As opposed to having no technical blocking capability.

I mean, this may have worked a decade or two ago, but if you built modern software this way the same government is going to toss your ass in jail.

"Oh no, I built a murder machine that I can't stop, I guess you can't prosecute me for that, it's out of my control".

You can only get away with that now if you're a billion dollar AI company. Otherwise the judge is going to halt your efforts and prosecute you for contempt and stupidity.

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