Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by harrelchris » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 3:58 AM UTC

Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird
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Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by jeffgreco » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:31 AM UTC

Weird is the extremism in the comments there. Pass.

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by rbera » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:33 AM UTC

Very apt that they used Midjourney to create an uncopyrightable image of him. I wonder how legal that is, but I guess he qualifies as a public figure?

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by RandomBK » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:34 AM UTC

I'm very confused - how did LowEndBox get involved at all? I thought it was just a place to promote & discuss cheap VPS hosting, self-hosted software, and other technical topics?

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by hahhahanananana » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:40 AM UTC

RandomBK wrote: post #4

I'm very confused - how did LowEndBox get involved at all? I thought it was just a place to promote & discuss cheap VPS hosting, self-hosted software, and other technical topics?

They write low-quality "articles" for clicks.

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by eliotte » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:41 AM UTC

The DMCA is about a photograph. One that shows both Ross AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.

How stupid is LowEndBox? Just remove the photograph.

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by Grimburger » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:42 AM UTC

hahhahanananana wrote: post #5

RandomBK wrote: post #4

I'm very confused - how did LowEndBox get involved at all? I thought it was just a place to promote & discuss cheap VPS hosting, self-hosted software, and other technical topics?

They write low-quality "articles" for clicks.

Looking at their articles they seem to be reasonable quality writings about digital culture.

A lot better than half the stuff that gets posted here at least.

Example:

https://lowendbox.com/blog/the-weird-world-of-usb-dead-drops...

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by monero-xmr » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:42 AM UTC

Regardless of your opinion on Ross, the facts of the case are excessively strange:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-secret-service-a...

The agent investigating him extorted him for bitcoins! This doesn’t even factor in any of the parallel construction conspiracies.

I think he has served enough time. I don’t see why keeping him in jail helps society at this point.

https://freeross.org/

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by etchalon » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:43 AM UTC

eliotte wrote: post #6

The DMCA is about a photograph. One that shows both Ross AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. How stupid is LowEndBox? Just remove the photograph.

They did.

Re: Ross Ulbricht Threatens LowEndBox. It's Weird

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Post by Synaesthesia » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:44 AM UTC

I know he "attempted to murder people" but that was 100% an FBI sting operation intended to achieve that. Never would have happened if it weren't for the feds.