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Eugene

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1. Australia's new internet regulations are flawed, but by trying to force US law on foreign soil,

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:45 PM

Nov 19

they are doing the very thing they accuse Australia of doing.

The First Amendment is not operative on Australian soil.

The hypocrisy is especially galling as Drumpf and his crew are trying to stamp out freedom to dissent at home.

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