The hed asks about "undesirables" but it's a tad ambiguous. Being an undesirable is in the eyes of the beholder -- to me undesirables are Right wingnuts spreading propaganda; misinformation; disinformation; racist, misogynistic, xenophobic bovine scat, and those who repost any of that shit. But I guess to the assholes now running Shit Tok undesirable applies to Leftist, Socialist, Fascist, Communist, LGBTQIA+ loving, Drag show attending, Disloyal, Unpatriotic, Out to destroy our country (dare I say Treasonous?), Libs.
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"eerily realistic AI slop and right-wing propaganda forced onto everybody’s feed and suppression of progressive voices"
* Please see above re progressive/liberal voices vs Right wingnut voices.
* And then there were three: Xitter, "Truth" Social, and Shit Tok. As long as there are social media like Bluesky we're not doomed... yet.
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"Information You Provide may include sensitive personal information"
If Shit Tok can't collect and then sell your personal information then how in the hell can the platform rake in the big bucks demanded by the Fulvous Fuckwad's hand-selected Board expect to dramatically increase their net worth and still pay the Corrupt Coral Coward his taste of the action?
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"Whatever the new, domestic, MAGA-friendly moderation team will allow (assuming any moderation will exist)."
Of course there will be moderation, how else can you weed out posts antithetical to the current regime. We, as a people, should praise any such moderation; we can't allow seditious or anti-Safety Orange Suckass posts; it might give others the wrong idea -- that they have a 1A right to free speech!
All that bullshit about Tik Tok, but the government still allows sensitive government contract to go to Huawei , the Chinese government electronics operation.
Reminds me of an article I read last nite about a woman in Florida who posted a criticism of de Santis support of Israel’s genocide against Gaza , on her Facebook page. A few days later, 2 undercover cops showed at her door questioning her about her posting possible terrorist threats against de Santis.
All these decades now of seeing exactly that, I still gotta admit: it’s like I still can’t really grasp it, find myself surprised all the time at the bizarre certainty that they somehow get to say. It’s like some barbaric Brothers Grimm fable in which they want to cut off people’s limbs if they stick out of some bed.
It’s like it’s... I dunno... Alien? Like what the hell? Why would I even imagine I get to say what colour my cashier’s hair is? She wants it blue it’s her hair. Hell, I LIKE variety, like being surprised, like people busting the box, being themselves, like them even making me a little uncomfortable sometimes. It’s a good day if I get to say that’s not something you see every day. Some people I think they really think life should be like some old timey network sitcom, some Pleasantville where the day is so by the numbers sweet fuck how does anyone stand it?
This and the impending collapse is why I have cash in a safe, 6 months of canned goods, paid off my car, and will pay off my lease for a year. Which my accountant agrees with.
"...And it was all based on lies! ByteDance was incorporated in the Cayman Islands, not China..."
goddamn, the amount of criminal corporate bullshit that goes on in this country makes me want to puke. And Trump is their perfect mascot: a venal, greedy, lying bastard.
What I want to say about Patel will get me banned and hammered. Maybe that would be good for my blood pressure. I definitely need to step back. I'm beyond angry at this shit.
The hed asks about "undesirables" but it's a tad ambiguous. Being an undesirable is in the eyes of the beholder -- to me undesirables are Right wingnuts spreading propaganda; misinformation; disinformation; racist, misogynistic, xenophobic bovine scat, and those who repost any of that shit. But I guess to the assholes now running Shit Tok undesirable applies to Leftist, Socialist, Fascist, Communist, LGBTQIA+ loving, Drag show attending, Disloyal, Unpatriotic, Out to destroy our country (dare I say Treasonous?), Libs.
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"eerily realistic AI slop and right-wing propaganda forced onto everybody’s feed and suppression of progressive voices"
* Please see above re progressive/liberal voices vs Right wingnut voices.
* And then there were three: Xitter, "Truth" Social, and Shit Tok. As long as there are social media like Bluesky we're not doomed... yet.
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"Information You Provide may include sensitive personal information"
If Shit Tok can't collect and then sell your personal information then how in the hell can the platform rake in the big bucks demanded by the Fulvous Fuckwad's hand-selected Board expect to dramatically increase their net worth and still pay the Corrupt Coral Coward his taste of the action?
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"Whatever the new, domestic, MAGA-friendly moderation team will allow (assuming any moderation will exist)."
Of course there will be moderation, how else can you weed out posts antithetical to the current regime. We, as a people, should praise any such moderation; we can't allow seditious or anti-Safety Orange Suckass posts; it might give others the wrong idea -- that they have a 1A right to free speech!
fnord
Nope, nope, nope!
I feel so fortunate that TikTok forced my hand a year ago. I've been banned from it twice lol
Shit, this timeline is toast. I may be an ex substances abuser, but Tik Tok isn't one of them, thank gawd.
Then we need a new platform not owned by Nazi Oligarchs
All that bullshit about Tik Tok, but the government still allows sensitive government contract to go to Huawei , the Chinese government electronics operation.
And all that personal data will go to Palintar.
Reminds me of an article I read last nite about a woman in Florida who posted a criticism of de Santis support of Israel’s genocide against Gaza , on her Facebook page. A few days later, 2 undercover cops showed at her door questioning her about her posting possible terrorist threats against de Santis.
I think this was Facebook Mark being salty about losing subscribers. Everyone else has video capabilities now. So, you don't need it.
Their concern was never that the platform might be beholden to an authoritarian regime.
They actually wanted that. They just wanted the authoritarian regime to be them.
They seem to not be able to stand that liberals exist. Or Black people. Or LGBTQ+ people. Or Brown folks. Or Women. Or Children.
They hate humans. Period.
All these decades now of seeing exactly that, I still gotta admit: it’s like I still can’t really grasp it, find myself surprised all the time at the bizarre certainty that they somehow get to say. It’s like some barbaric Brothers Grimm fable in which they want to cut off people’s limbs if they stick out of some bed.
It’s like it’s... I dunno... Alien? Like what the hell? Why would I even imagine I get to say what colour my cashier’s hair is? She wants it blue it’s her hair. Hell, I LIKE variety, like being surprised, like people busting the box, being themselves, like them even making me a little uncomfortable sometimes. It’s a good day if I get to say that’s not something you see every day. Some people I think they really think life should be like some old timey network sitcom, some Pleasantville where the day is so by the numbers sweet fuck how does anyone stand it?
All of this. Who the fuck do they think they are? :(
OT:
Birb has just eated lunch.
It was a vegetable pie from Pouch Pies. Carrots, potatoes, chickpeas, in a savory curry.
Birbs like curry??1?
Yees wee do! :) It ees tasty. :)
At Lux Manor we had Indian naan butter bites 😋😋😋
Mmm, mmm, mmm! :)
What's more it's Portland Dumpling Week!
https://share.google/wRhchW5HvgWDDF0Vn
“such as information from users under the relevant age threshold”
Fucking going to be a pedobillionaire’s paradise. Epstein lives, I guess.
I got two seed catalogs today!
Also listening to a podcast on container gardening. Today's subject growing tomatoes in a five gallon bucket.
I wish they would have five-pound packs of potting soil at the home store.
This and the impending collapse is why I have cash in a safe, 6 months of canned goods, paid off my car, and will pay off my lease for a year. Which my accountant agrees with.
A friend had gold bars in a safe but forgot to attach the safe to his house. Burglars broke in and left heavy drag marks all across his floor.
Gold bars in a black bag placed back in an air vent?
Oh no.
Yes, And I rent, so bolting it to the floor isn't an option. Total safety isn't possible.
https://www.gadgetreview.com/is-your-ring-doorbell-footage-going-straight-to-ices-massive-spy-network
Plantir involved? Yes, your information is going to ICE
Amazon involved?, yes, your information is going to ICE
META involved? Yes, your information is going to ICE
Also, google, twitter, tiktok
"...And it was all based on lies! ByteDance was incorporated in the Cayman Islands, not China..."
goddamn, the amount of criminal corporate bullshit that goes on in this country makes me want to puke. And Trump is their perfect mascot: a venal, greedy, lying bastard.
OT: So, now they have no reason not to talk?
𝗙𝗕𝗜 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/fbi-director-kash-patel-purges-agents-tied-to-past-trump-probes-ms-now-reports/
What I want to say about Patel will get me banned and hammered. Maybe that would be good for my blood pressure. I definitely need to step back. I'm beyond angry at this shit.
Off to do other things.