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JwPATX 15 points ago +15 / -0

Aren’t ex post facto punishments a crime against humanity? Like literally?

From Wikipedia:

“ Ex post facto criminalization is also prohibited by Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 15(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,[1] and Article 9 of the American Convention on Human Rights.[2] While American jurisdictions generally prohibit ex post facto laws, European countries apply the principle of lex mitior ("the milder law"). It provides that, if the law has changed after an offense was committed, the version of the law that applies is the one that is more advantageous for the accused. This means that ex post facto laws apply in European jurisdictions to the extent that they are the milder law.[3]”

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the_shootist 9 points ago +9 / -0

Ex post facto laws mean you can't be punished for stuff now that you did in the past provided it wasn't against the law then. So this system could still work and not be EPF if they just institute this type of scheme and only use your online activity from that date, forward

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JwPATX 1 point ago +1 / -0

Well the OP says based on internet history, so....

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the_shootist 1 point ago +1 / -0

It would be your internet history from that point forward

Still a shitty fucking idea, but it's not EPF