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3·4 days agoThis is the actual point of this conflict. Empire will steal the resources from ukraine whether by literal war or economic war.
10·6 days agoSoooo it’s not a good idea to trust genocidal terrorists? Makes sense.
1·13 days agoThe point of the cookie button is giving people a choice. There’s no choice here.
I like the part where the cites techdirt article implies that the authors of the bill are tied to big tech while talking about regulation that big tech absolutely does not want.
A major goal of this nonsense is so that big tech can put a warning on their shitty products and then wash their hands of any responsibility. It’s much easier and more in line with their values than for example censoring nazis, zios, pedos, et al. which are an actual problem.
Facebook and co have repeatedly been caught admitting to trying to make their algorithms as addicting as possible.
What about Lemmy? Pixelfed? Y’all are advocating for the worst people on the planet to deepen their control of the internet based off fake science. The first “social media” sites to go will be ones like this.
Is it well written legislation? No. Are these arguments against it well written? Also no.
No surprise. And yet libs support it. Also no surprise.
Social media may not be as addicting as the bill implies, but to say that it’s pseudoscience is really stupid.
Maybe you don’t understand science but there is actually very little evidence that “social media” is “bad”. Just relying on your feelings is what’s actually stupid. The absolute dumbest is thinking that the state/capitalism is making a good faith effort to help humanity based on solid science.
it has enabled every goober and bad actor with an opinion to essentially have a megaphone
Good anecdote but this is just hegemonic propaganda. Social media has also revealed the reality behind the hegemonic narrative. That’s what they’re actually afraid of.
I think putting a warning on the tin is appropriate,
There is no tin. And then what? Once it’s unscientifically marked as “dangerous” then what’s next? I’m sure they’ll stop there. \s
It’s true that the bulk of the issue arises from the people in charge of the platforms
It’s not true. What about the people in charge of this platform? The bulk of the issues arise from capitalism and this type of censorship is designed to abolish its criticism.
When have warning signs stopped people from doing things that are unhealthy?
Again there is very scant evidence that “social media” is “unhealthy”. But yes, warnings do almost nothing. It’s just another step towards even more entrenched hegemonic control.
This kind of pseudo-science is very popular. People really thinking there’s substantial scientific evidence that “social media” is “bad”. Literally making this false belief into a law.
edit: Lots of downvotes. Zero reliable studies posted. I understand that this pseudo-science confirms your pre-concieved biases but that doesn’t make it scientific. Y’all are yearning for the worst people to have even more power to control criticism and news about capitalism, imperialism, genocide, etc.
edit2: TikTok.
1·20 days agoGood Old Grandma? RIP. She’ll never sell out.
I think we should have two options that are basically the same, then incite endless hoopla over which is better. Similar to coke vs pepsi.
Despite Employee Activism, Capital Is Still Supporting Fascism, Genocide, Planetary Destruction, etc.
FTFY
1·25 days agoThe victims are the right color so he’s got a chance.
The real morons are the people who vote
Has he set a date to annex the oil and mineral reserves of Nigeria?
Pretty sure this has been ongoing for decades.
FIFA is just a club for racist colonial grifters… Trump should be president of FIFA.
The last thing that humanity needs is this fucking creep “saving” more kids.
If dude wanted ww3, he would attack a fellow empire (russia, china, etc). Instead he’s just another coward murdering the poorest people on earth. Like any president.
Pretty sure both of these are christian/white supremacists conspiracy theories. Definitely just racist conspiracies about Nigeria.
I’m just so grateful that all the previous presidents refused to do this and setup safeguards to ensure that Trump will be punished. \s \s \s
Tankies licking missiles? Nothing to see here but the international capitalist MIC. Fuck all of them.