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Yeah, this is the ancient "Opt-in / Opt-out" debate
Generally code devs with flashy new features they want everyone to use are Opt-out by default:
User needs to make an explicit decision that "No, I don't want that."
Most users (at least those who are even aware of the issue) want default Opt-in
"I want to make my own explicit decision to use your Shiny New Feature(tm)"
Of course most of the middle ground masses aren't paying any attention in the first place...
cc @AAKL
huh...
So they actual store electricity in Li-ion batteries
Wow...
Kinda thought that might be the case but I wasn't at all sure
Thnx!
cc @douglasvb
OK I'm still not clear what's happened here
"The fire at the Vistra lithium ion battery storage facility began... "
"the lithium ion battery plant owned..."
So does this place manufacture Li-ion batteries, store batteries manufactured elsewhere, or store electrical power in finished batteries
Not sure what difference there really is between the three, but haven't seen what the facility *is* clearly called out
cc @ai6yr
In a web browser tab (don't know anything about any "apps" on any phones)
At your Profile page
At the three-dot (. . .) menu
Choose "Edit profile"
Choose "Follows and followers"
Choose "Relationship: Following"
Choose " Account activity: Dormant"
Choose all you want
Be sure to click "Unfollow selected users"
Be sure to click "Save" down at the bottom if you need to move to the next screen
Click "Back to Mastodon" when completely done and be sure to close any *other* Profile page tabs - stay on the one you're working from
Believe it's really necessary to remember that the entire #TikTok / #China thing started out as Just Another #Republican #MoralPanic because, ya know, China
Of course, like the dutiful lapdogs they are, once the Republicans went all ape-shit about TikTok the Democrats just *had* to Do Something
And here we are...
Here is the full, verbatim text:
"I just did my #eXit! The exodus from X is massive. Don't lose a single one of your subscribers. Thanks to #HelloQuitX I've signed up 952 new passengers to #BlueSky & #Mastodon. Automatically join your communities on #20January via https://app.helloquitx.com !"
Every one is identical, except that the number of "new passengers" changes
I doubt very much that anyone pushing this spam knows that it's being published under their name
cc @welrbraga
Did you (or anyone) compose those entire messages and hand-type them all by yourselves?
It's an identically-worded message (except for the number) that is repeated identically in every single one i've seen -- and i've seen dozens now
If that's not spam, I don't know what is
You may not be flattered by the word choice, but it is what it is
cc @welrbraga