Comment on YouTuber Faces Possible Jail Time for Reviewing Gaming Handhelds

• ZeroHora@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They made a example, and how that impact the sales of the handhelds? They’ll probably sell more now.

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  • ViatorOmnium@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They are hoping people are going to be afraid of being caught with one. (yeah, idiots)

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    • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Alternativelly, some higher-up got pressure from some lobbyist or golf-buddy of some politician to “do something”, and some lower-down who got the hot potato covered their ass by finding something they could do, all of which quite independently of any strategical considerations.

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  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Nobody ever accused capitalist goons of being smart.

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