Activists Call For General Strike On the Tor Network (vice.com)

Reader derekmead writes: Some Tor users are very unhappy with the way the project has been run in recent months, and are calling for a blackout on September 1st. They are asking users to not use Tor, for developers to stop working on Tor, and for those who run parts of the network's infrastructure to shut it down. The disgruntled users feel that Tor can no longer be fully trusted after a brief hiring of an ex-CIA official and the internal sexual misconduct investigation against activist Jacob Appelbaum.

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Dupe

[Anonymous Coward]

This same soap opera was just posted 11 hours ago. Is it really necessary to repost?

Re:Dupe

[MiniMike]

There's a long-running strike on checking for dupes.

Re:Slashdot employment

[ColdWetDog]

Well, you just failed the interview. Two entire sentences without grammatical or spelling errors?

No way, dude.

Re:Confused

[JustAnotherOldGuy]

Some people are convinced that all sexual assault/rape allegations are false, unless there is a video and a signed confession.

Yes, and some people are convinced that all sexual assault/rape allegations are true, unless there is unassailable evidence to the contrary.

See the "rape victims have the right to be believed" idea for this whole debacle. For example, the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case, the Rolling Stone rape article ("A Rape on Campus"), the Scottsboro Boys, the Tawana Brawley rape allegations, etc. All of these sensational cases turned out to be 100% bullshit. Those "victims" turned out to be perpetrators, but their stories were believed without any critical examination.

NO ONE has the "right to be believed" about anything without some actual evidence supporting their claim.

Yes, rape happens, there are plenty of examples of it that are absolutely genuine. BUT, there are false rape reports too, and taking the stance that "rape victims have the right to be believed" is setting the scene for a travesty of justice.