Cory Doctorow on Nostr: What if there was a way for a business to transform any conduct it disliked into a ...

What if there was a way for a business to transform any conduct it disliked into a felony, harnessing the power of the state to threaten anyone who acted in a way that displeased the company with a long prison sentence and six-figure fines?

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