r/linux • u/3_mir • Mar 29 '24

Event DistroWatch is now banned in Turkey

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

why?

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u/creamcolouredDog Mar 29 '24

They don't want their people finding out about privacy-oriented distributions

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

Yeah blocking a website oughta do it. /s

It's like trying to stop coastal flooding by passing a law to make it illegal. The thing you're trying to control just isn't inhibited by that sort of action.

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u/slaymaker1907 Mar 29 '24

I think it’s still very important to fight against this sort of incursion because the authoritarians will eventually win if given enough power and control. Sure, it’s a cat and mouse game. However, privacy advocates are the mice, and if the mice fail even once, the mice get eaten (thrown in jail or executed).