Hungary To Use Facial Recognition to Suppress Pride March (theguardian.com)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/22/2333213/hungary-to-use-facial-recognition-to-suppress-pride-march
- Source link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/hungary-bans-pride-events-and-plans-to-use-facial-recognition-to-target-attenders
> [The nationwide legislation] amends the country's law on assembly to make it an offence to hold or attend events that violate Hungary's contentious "child protection" legislation, which bars any "depiction or promotion" of homosexuality to minors under the age of 18. The legislation was condemned by Amnesty International, which described it as the latest in a series of discriminatory measures the Hungarian authorities have taken against LGBTQ+ people...
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> Organisers said they planned to go ahead with the march in Budapest, despite the law's stipulation that those who attend a prohibited event could face fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints [£425 or $549 U.S. dollars].
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/hungary-bans-pride-events-and-plans-to-use-facial-recognition-to-target-attenders
Do the people support the government? (Score:2)
Do the people of Hungary actually support the government (on this issue or in general) or is Hungary one of those countries that holds pretend elections to mask the fact that it's actually a dictatorship?
Re: (Score:2)
Hungary is kind of like America, with some wild divisions between Trump and the D team.
In Hungary the division appears to be stronger, with some [1]actual Nazi supporters [jpost.com]. The situation is complicated because some people viewed Nazis positively as. saving the country from Soviets. But also, a lot of Hungarians supported (and support) anti-Jewish policies. Most Jews left Hungary, though.
As far as dictatorship, the current prime minister has been there since 2010, but he's also won the elections. In 2022 OS
[1] https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-844355
Facial recognition...goons with night sticks (Score:1)
same thing. It's not the technology you're objecting to, presumably? I doubt you'd be okay with goons as the enforcement mechanism, so long as it isn't AI or surveillance cameras.
What's scary is (Score:2)
There's people on this forum right here who would be in support of this. They won't say it out loud they keep to themselves when they aren't in safe spaces but I know they're out there. Every now and then they let slip how they really feel. You don't usually notice it because they get modded down and their comments basically disappear but I've seen them and I know they're here.
It's like the people who when you tell them that trans people without gender-affirming care have a 50% suicide rate they think t
Arts and Crafts (Score:2)
1. Print out Orbans face.
2. Make two holes for eyes.
3. Make two holes for some string.
4. Make Orban the happiest most out loud and proud gay rights marcher ever.
1984? 2025! (Score:2)
Forever war! Forever war!
Your freedoms? Never more!
Re: Just think about it. (Score:2)
What you want doesn't matter.
Re: (Score:2)
What about two lesbians? That can be kinda hot.