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I morally support the endeavor, but unfortunately the search algo is trash.
To be fair, Amsterdam red-light district is really safe, thanks to the windows and cops patrols. The plan to move them outside of the city in some shady areas is lowering the safety for all parties involved. And the reasons behind the move are basically “Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Children?”
SBS made a good documentary about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxn84mAduXo
I support the freedom of the press. But I’m sometimes amazed how westerners, like myself, travel to authoritarian countries, get in trouble, and go “How could it be?! (shocked pikachu face)”
You know how I stay out of trouble? I don’t travel to shithole countries. I stay in my not-perfect, but nice, democratic country.
This being said, I hope she gets freed ASAP.
They then tried to use the identification of Thai prostitutes to create accounts on those exchanges in a bid to get those funds back.
Not what I had in mind…
It doesn’t matter… In this conflict, whatever you say will be said to fake news and lies by the other side.