Fable ban was never about a jailbreak?

So the article calls it "knowledge gaps". Has technical expertise ever mattered when the law wants to ban or restrict something it doesn't like? The DMCA comes to mind.

Re: Fable ban was never about a jailbreak?

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Post by neogodless » Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC

hk__2 wrote: post #5

This is mostly a restatement of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48552687

To expand on this:

Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak (theregister.com) 398 points | 6 hours ago | 223 comments

Re: Fable ban was never about a jailbreak?

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Post by catigula » Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC

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Re: Fable ban was never about a jailbreak?

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Post by SG- » Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

Look at how the Trump administration treats Canada, it's the same thing. They lie and make up reasons to punish countries that hurts their feelings.

Re: Fable ban was never about a jailbreak?

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Post by Veer_Pratap08 » Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC

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