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avereveard 38 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using ...

Metadata does not require data and conflating them doesn't help your point

graemep 38 days ago [–]

So what metadata would be appropriate? Just an incident regarding this person was reported? For a hate incident regarding this person was reported? That could easily make things worse as the risk is that people looking at the check would assume the worst.

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