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submitted 11 months ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

William Weber, a LowEndTalk member, was raided by Austrian police in 2012 for operating a Tor exit node that was allegedly used to distribute child pornography. While he was not arrested, many of his computers and devices were confiscated. He was later found guilty of supporting the distribution of child pornography through his Tor exit node, though he claims it was unintentional and he was simply supporting free speech and anonymity. He was given a 5 year probation sentence but left Austria shortly after. Though some articles portray him negatively, it is debatable whether he intentionally supported child pornography distribution or simply operated in the legal grey area of Tor exit nodes.

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[-] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 52 points 11 months ago

Ah, okay. I probably should have read closer. I will delete my comment.

[-] Addv4@kbin.social 55 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Please don't, the misunderstanding is common, and it just reinforces the point of the rebuttal. I've seen sooo many anti CP laws trying to be forced through congress, but most of it is just bullshit surveillance or drm stuff but it gets the support from people like you who (understandably) hear about the propagation of CP and support stopping it via those laws.

[-] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 20 points 11 months ago
[-] AWildMimicAppears@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

Thank you for being as mature as you are, so many people are not able to learn from their mistakes! be proud of yourself!

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