New Yorker magazine alert thread

Plus side: flopson has even less of a point now

― xyzzzz__, Friday, May 24, 2024 6:39 AM (fifty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

in what sense?

It was a joke on "are we allowed to read the article?" Flopson's trolly point that UK ppl found the blocking to be 'good' was a nuisance given that the wall was easy enough to bypass, for one.

according to a friend living in china it's pretty easy to by-pass the censors there, too

I think that's that.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/24/lucy-letby-loses-attempt-to-appeal-against-baby-convictions

― xyzzzz__, Friday, May 24, 2024 6:30 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

So, are we allowed to read the article now?

― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, May 24, 2024 6:36 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

nope:

Reporting of the appeal is limited as restrictions are in place.

Letby was given 14 whole-life sentences for her crimes and is due to face a retrial on one count of attempted murder at Manchester crown court next month.

another slam dunk for the contempt of court law's reporting restrictions :)

according to a friend living in china it's pretty easy to by-pass the censors there, too

― flopson, Saturday, 25 May 2024 bookmarkflaglink

Not even President Xi can mess with archive ph

"https://archive.ph is 100% blocked in China"

https://en.greatfire.org/https/archive.ph

my friend uses a vpn. according to him the censors can still see what you're doing on your vpn, but they turn a blind eye if it's banal enough. i asked because i noticed that he was still posting on instagram and twitter after moving to shanghai

Good article on the DSM as arbiter of personal identity in a recent issue.