To be fair, the bread and butter of sci-fi is to imagine what sort of things might crop up in the future.
The precise details on X are also a bit different, as X is more the management AI, than the network.
Another example was that game where there's a random event when the king has the trait "insane" where he passes a law forcing every building to have a big hole in it so the wind can pass unobstructed.
This is so bizarre and incomprehensible to me... Like that guy from North Korea wanting to police people's hairstyles.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/07/21/turkey-portuguese-tourist-gay/ Portuguese tourist in Turkey jailed for "looking gay".
https://theintercept.com/2017/11/02/war-crimes-youtube-facebook-syria-rohingya/ This is one way in which embarrassing "virtuous" policies can blow up in a platform's face.
You should never rely on these large private platforms to protect your rights.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-twitter-change-logo-adieu-all-birds-2023-07-23/ Ironically, there is an anime which has a social network called X, which appears to be the same name Elon has converged on, lol.
https://theappeal.org/supreme-court-jones-v-hendrix-hurting-innocent-people/ The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling which undermined due process is already hurting people who were served excessive sentences in the past.
https://theappeal.org/angola-prison-louisiana-children-deadly-heat/ Incarcerated minors kept in inhumane conditions in Louisiana.
https://reason.com/2023/07/20/he-caught-a-burglar-in-the-act-but-when-police-came-he-says-they-tased-him-instead-of-the-intruder/ Police tase owner of house instead of burglar.
https://reason.com/2023/07/20/brickbat-barking-orders/ Another cop shoots and kills a dog for approaching him.
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