https://www-svd-se.translate.goog/a/ona477/kandisbolaget-tho...
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/09/26/t...
"...Those aforementioned media reports point to alleged close working relationships between the European Commission and a broad network of tech companies, foundations, security agencies and PR agencies, including Thorn and WeProtect Global Alliance, indicating possible undue influence in the drafting of the proposal. Of particular concern are the allegations that the solutions laid down in the legislative proposal to fight CSAM supposedly replicate the solutions designed by those groups, contributing thereby to furthering their economic interests..."
This is of course, the same Ashton Kutcher, who recently wrote a letter advocating leniency for a Scientology member convicted to 30 years in prison for rape, after his sentence.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/qrx02w/sh...
https://www.reddit.com/r/wholesomememes/comments/a8dral/asht...
https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/mo7krd/as...
https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/5uh8rq/ashton_kutcher...
https://www.reddit.com/r/gatekeeping/comments/ca386l/ashton_...
https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/aki1c1/ash...
Afaik all of these threads reached the front page. And that's just the oh so skeptical Reddit community
Reducing him to a single act would work make sense if he was consistent in bad judgement.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/01/14/watch-cnbcs-full-inter...
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/09/12/ashton-kutcher-remind...
It was a calculated decision and it is reasonable to think he had enough information from lawyers and friends to know how it would be received and how it looks. In spite of this, he still decided to bat for his convicted double rapist friend who, beyond just his crimes, has his connections in Scientology ruin the lives of many women brave enough to speak up against him.
It's not just the single act, it's that it was an act that he had a lot of time to think through and fully understand. It was an act which the years of his advocacy should have given him an understanding of the damage these types of men do to women and girls when they're free. That's what makes it so egregious for me.
Advocating for a convicted double rapist isn't a crime of passion, a poor choice of words, or a drunken fight.