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soueuls commented on IP blocking the UK is not enough to comply with the Online Safety Act prestonbyrne.com/2025/11/... · Posted by u/pinkahd

soueuls · a month ago

Sure then I don’t comply, so what?

If the UK wants to go full totalitarian it’s alright, they can even consider me a criminal or ban me from entering the country.

I usually avoid traveling to countries doing non sense or that would arrest me for ideological reasons.

The UK would be no different.

But as far as I know, where I live, I am not under UK’s jurisdiction.

soueuls commented on What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on ourworldindata.org/does-t... · Posted by u/alphabetatango

soueuls · 2 months ago

If I was a heavy drinker and smoker I would likely have health problems and shaking hands. I don’t think I need the New York Times to inform me about it or that 88 years old are dying from heart attacks everyday.

But if people starts to behead teachers (as it’s happening in my country : France) for religious reasons, I want to know.

Yea, even if it represents a few deaths here and there.

Because I am willing to consider the possibility that it’s telling of a shift in my society that will have consequences down the road.

Significance of events are not necessarily correlated to how many people die from it.

Also different countries set up different priorities. France for example is talking quite a lot about « feminicide » (how many women are killed because they are women). In France, it was 137 in 2024. Is it a lot? Probably not for a population of 70 millions. Can we significantly decrease the number? Probably not.

But people and media are still talking about it. And even if this specific number do not improve, it does spark debate about related topic, which is sometimes a good thing.

soueuls commented on Tennessee man arrested, accused of threatening a shooting, after posting meme reason.com/2025/10/10/ten... · Posted by u/zzzeek

tavavex · 2 months ago

> Perhaps the U.S. will try to extradite you. (I would hope most nations have sensible checks and balances to prevent extradition over this sort of thing, but it would still be a PITA.)

I don't think there's any countries that allow extradition for actions that aren't crimes in their own country. Extradition treaties, as far as I know, aren't straightforward conveyor belts that let any countries hoover up anyone inconvenient for them, the requested countries don't want to let go of their own people for no reason, and can deny these requests as they see fit.

Being held up at an entry point to the US is a real worry, but at this stage I feel like they're not quite psychotic enough to be causing international drama over a Facebook post, so actions like these will probably remain domestic for a while.

The location where these websites are hosted probably doesn't matter - if you posted something the US doesn't like and you end up in a situation where they can get to you, no one would care about where exactly you posted it. All bets are off.

soueuls · 2 months ago

Yes many countries will decide to extradite for actions which are legal in said country.

I am French, and we recently convinced Scotland to extradite a French man who was denying the existence of the Holocaust and gaz chamber, which is something you could do in Scotland if you do it without violence.

So indeed it’s possible.

But I don’t think it’s the same as extraditing for a meme.

soueuls commented on The Rise of Whatever eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/th... · Posted by u/cratermoon

soueuls · 6 months ago

I found some interesting bits in this article but overall I think it’s being overly cynical.

In the past ten years, I worked with one guy from Nigeria and a bunch of people from Iran. Bitcoin (or rather cryptocurrencies in general) have been more than just mere gimmicks.

Sending money from one side of the world to another, for such a low fees, even when the central bank of Nigeria is blocking USD transfers, even when bank transfers to Iran are being blocked, has been very useful in itself.

As for AI, yes if you use it as a God, you will be disappointed. Yes it can’t do everything. Yes it will hallucinate.

But it’s been a great learning environment for me, I keep asking questions to get an overview of things.

I used to learn concepts such as « clean architecture » because AI is never tired, it can provide endless variations to the same problems, until you better understand the underlying principles and the recurring patterns.

When I work on a project, 20-30% is creative, cutting edge, never seen before. 70% is CRUD, necessary boilerplate.

I know what I am supposed to be doing, I can verify the result, double check the validity of it.

Why would I waste hours typing letters?

Do I rely on AI for everything? No I don’t.

But pretending it’s completely useless, is nonsensical.

Yes it’s just statistically inferring the next token, but it’s actually a very simple, powerful concept.

soueuls commented on Ask HN: How would expose a scam involving a powerful figure? · Posted by u/soueuls

areyourllySorry · 6 months ago

this is also a scammer.

soueuls · 6 months ago

Yeah, I did not click on any links and knew the comment was written with AI

soueuls commented on Ask HN: How would expose a scam involving a powerful figure? · Posted by u/soueuls

soueuls · 6 months ago

I am willing to take pretty much any legal risks, I don’t want to give up on my mother, regardless of how it can backfire.

I flee out of Thailand several months ago, because I was receiving some death threats, so I should be safe on that matter.

soueuls commented on Ask HN: How would expose a scam involving a powerful figure? · Posted by u/soueuls

cank · 6 months ago

If this happened to my mom, I’d create a YouTube channel and upload several editorial-style or documentary-style videos laying out all the evidence (redacting anything too sensitive), with voice-over, good editing, and a solid script.

I’d also write one or more long-form articles on a dedicated website—PDFs, images, all the evidence laid out clearly so there’s no doubt it’s real. I’d include a contact phone number and email too.

Then I’d buy some backlinks and make it SEO-friendly so it ranks well on Google.

I’d set up a Facebook page, post updates regularly, and drive people to both the site and the YouTube channel. I’d run Facebook ads for months—whatever I could afford, ideally at least $2k, but the more, the better.

I’d reply to every comment and encourage people to share and speak up.

Once that’s all set up, I’d reach out to media outlets—ask them directly how much it costs to feature my site in their digital editions, and from there, figure out what it takes to get something printed in physical form.

Depending on how things go after the first month, I’d even consider renting 1 or 2 billboards.

soueuls · 6 months ago

I used AI to write press releases in every languages I know there are victims.

I am trying to look for someone who can help me shoot / edit short videos, and I will try to use Heygen to translate them.

Posting on TikTok might be useful, but usually the content can only be seen from the country you are posting.

Do you know of any tools where you can feed a bunch of content / documents / pictures / etc and it generates many pages ranking on their names / brand / company / etc?

soueuls commented on Ask HN: How would expose a scam involving a powerful figure? · Posted by u/soueuls

v5v3 · 6 months ago

Post starter - there a number of replies on here that are flagged as dead that you may want to read regardless (turn on the dead replies in Settings)

soueuls · 6 months ago

Yes I was also surprised, at least one of those comments looked legit to me, not written with AI or a anything.

I will check the settings

soueuls commented on Ask HN: How would expose a scam involving a powerful figure? · Posted by u/soueuls

bravesoul2 · 6 months ago

One step removed would be a site like those visa sites that list each country and give insights into the real estate market. What to watch out for. Your legal protections. Is it safe.

Sounds like Thailand may not have the legal protections required to make real estate investment safe. Sounds like you did everything carefully and still got scammed. This makes me think Thailand may not be a wise place to buy property.

The site would help reduce future scams like this by steering people to less corrupt places.

And in any country I think off the plan development is highly risky. You are trusting building companies famous for going bankrupt substantial amounts of money. Plus they may not build what they sold you on.

soueuls · 6 months ago

It's something I am considering, not just talking about whether a country is safe or not, but listening to whistleblowers and listing scammers by name / pictures / estimated amount / connections / and publishing personal information (phone / address / school for the children, etc).

Only after collecting enough hard evidences, of course.

If they plan to scam hundreds of people, they might as well take the associated risks of scamming the wrong people who have nothing else to lose.

soueuls commented on Ask HN: How would expose a scam involving a powerful figure? · Posted by u/soueuls

ActorNightly · 6 months ago

The easiest thing to do would be to get in contact with foreign people that got scammed, and start putting together a youtube video/blog post, then spam social media with it. This should get picked up pretty easy as rich people hate is at an all time high right now.

soueuls · 6 months ago

Ideally yes, I agree, but it's actually not so easy to get in touch with other victims without any help from the press.