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		alistproducer2 on Oct 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Insta... Not to be too cute but by relying on corporations you're trading one dictatorship for another. Im not saying an oppressive government is the same as Comcast. Im just making the point that neither entity is accountabile to the people they 'serve.'

gowld on Oct 2, 2019 [–]

No one is wholly trustworthy. That's why every additional option is a good option.

inetknght on Oct 2, 2019 | [–]

> That's why every additional option is a good option.

Without the "but verify" part of trust, every additional option is just another name for the same thing

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