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		dmitrygr on Oct 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Europe's CSAM-scanning plan is tipping point for d... Why the question mark? Replace it with a period. It is cleaner.

cooper_ganglia on Oct 24, 2023 [–]

Because it is a rhetorical question and it would be grammatically incorrect to use a period.

MerelyMortal on Oct 25, 2023 | [–]

Perhaps we need a way to show that a question is rhetorical? /r

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