17 year old sentenced to 11 years in prison for blogging about encryption, Tor, and bitcoin http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20 … #chillingeffects
@vtlynch @onekade @flexlibris The point is how selective the US gov is when it comes to defining what a "terrorist organization" is.
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@RichFelker@vtlynch@onekade and that "material support" charges encompass what should be protected speech. Did you read the article? -
@flexlibris@vtlynch@onekade Yes. An 11yr sentence for writing/educating on publicly avail. tech is disturbing no matter who he wrote to. -
@RichFelker@flexlibris@onekade I don't disagree -but due to current climate I see original tweet as clickbait for ignoring ISIS connection -
@vtlynch@flexlibris@onekade I see the charge as convict-bait for ignoring the first amendment and making it about ISIS.
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@RichFelker@onekade since I was unclear: Original tweet suggests someone jailed for writing about crypto - dosent seem to be the caseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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