ana «model a7m2» 🎶2d ago
people say the fediverse runs on activitypub, but actually the fediverse runs on the tenuous web of mutual trust created between all of its participants, and activitypub is but the clumsy messenger
Show threadana «model a7m2» 🎶2d ago
much of the fediverse is "public" in the same way a conversation between friends at the beach is public. sure you can hear what we're saying as you walk by and even join in, but if you sit silently beside us with a tape recorder to transcribe everything we say for further dissemination you're still being a creep
Show threadfak2d ago
@ana as evidenced by the sheer volume of videos of men (it's always men) approaching women in public, recording them without their knowledge or consent, then uploading those interactions to the internet to try and earn money https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy87wqz0q9o Even aging TV presenters aren't immune to violating other people's privacy for clicks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx26p4vpgmko
'Man in smart glasses filmed me in London then told me to pay'

Alice says the video was posted on social media and viewed about 40,000 times.

BBC News
Show threadMax L.
@fak @ana
One of the reasons the attention economy of traditional social media needs to die.
Jun 28 at 8:27pmWeb