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Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Re: Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Post by perihelions »

Reminds me of the time the EU Commission itself was caught violating laws in the course of their pro-Chat Control ad campaign,

https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-files-complaint-against-eu-commissio... ("noyb files complaint against EU Commission over targeted chat control ads")

> "In September 2023, the Commission used unlawful micro-targeting on Twitter (X) to promote its heavily criticized chat control regulation... This move both undermined the established democratic procedures between EU institutions and violated the EU GDPR."

Re: Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Post by pessimizer »

saubeidl wrote: post #19
p-e-w wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All of those happened in underdeveloped, weak countries with decades of violent infighting preceding those events. If something similar were attempted in any Western country, the people involved would be murdered and things would be back to normal the next day. There’s a reason European countries maintain twice as many police officers per capita as the “police state” China.

Decades of violent infighting don't come out of nowhere, they were somebody's conscious decision. Again, you can be a bystander or a protagonist.

You believe that things only happen to people because they don't "speak up" but it is a goofy belief. There are people that will first fire you, then hit you with sticks and jail you, then shoot you and your kids.

You are not the first person to complain. There is no manager to call. Standing in the street with your friends is a social event. If you're not telling people where and when to show up, what to bring, and why it will work, you're just on the internet stealing valor from real heroes.

Re: Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Post by saubeidl »

pessimizer wrote: post #22
saubeidl wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Decades of violent infighting don't come out of nowhere, they were somebody's conscious decision. Again, you can be a bystander or a protagonist.

You believe that things only happen to people because they don't "speak up" but it is a goofy belief. There are people that will first fire you, then hit you with sticks and jail you, then shoot you and your kids. You are not the first person to complain. There is no manager to call. Standing in the street with your friends is a social event. If you're not telling people where and when to show up, what to bring, and…

No, I believe those things happening to people is also protagonist stuff.

Sometimes, being a martyr for your beliefs is the best you can do. Either way, don't be passive.

Re: Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Post by pessimizer »

dash2 wrote: post #12
p-e-w wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn’t really matter whether it’s a botnet or a coordinated campaign by police officers. The fact that police is interfering with the political process is somewhere between a breakdown of the rule of law, and an attempted coup. Voting isn’t going to fix stuff like this, that’s for sure.

This is a wildly hysterical comment.

Profound. I'm convinced. Do you have any diagnoses for anyone else?

Re: Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Post by cindyllm »

saubeidl wrote: post #19
p-e-w wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All of those happened in underdeveloped, weak countries with decades of violent infighting preceding those events. If something similar were attempted in any Western country, the people involved would be murdered and things would be back to normal the next day. There’s a reason European countries maintain twice as many police officers per capita as the “police state” China.

Decades of violent infighting don't come out of nowhere, they were somebody's conscious decision. Again, you can be a bystander or a protagonist.

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Re: Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Post by [deleted] »

cluckindan wrote: post #18
p2detar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I saw this comment [0] and I'm very confused as to how one concludes there is a botnet in play, let alone by a public institution. Most likely it is an employee in the police, which is totally fine. They're not forbidden to express opinion. 0 - https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-sa...

”Go to this website and copy-paste this text there, or you will never see a promotion and may even be fired”

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Re: Belgian Police exposed using botnets to manipulate EU data law impact assessment

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Post by p2detar »

derelicta wrote: post #27
arschficknigger wrote: post #25

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I wish. At least that would mean pedos, fascists and oligarchs get to face the wall.

I’m coming from an ex-Soviet country and you don’t know how delusional you are about this.

edit: If you’re in certain power circles, you are just as untouchable as western oligarchs. Moral and laws are for the proles.

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