Puma

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PumaNov 20, 2023

A good read
https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-bin-laden-letter-to-america-conspiracies/

I do disbute the below statement. Tho not like Facebook doesn't spy on bhald of the US.

'lawmakers who have repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that TikTok is used by the Chinese government to spy on US citizens'

The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far Right

Far-right influencers and right-wing lawmakers are using the spread of Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America” to call for a TikTok ban and boost decades old conspiracies.

WIRED
PumaNov 20, 2023
nixCraft 🐧Nov 20, 2023
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@nixCraft

Email-to-RSS or aliasing services are very useful

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@weaselx86
Maybe coming at this from slightly different angles, but I was originally speaking about a central authority deciding what is and isn't a lie (and thus what cannot be debated). Mentioned above, with IDF/Hamas/Palestine what is "lies" is being already being decided e.g governments or twitter. With governments disagreeing is actually becoming illegal (e.g crackdown on Palestine but not pro IDF protests). Once authority decides on clear stuff, they like seem to pivot to everything fast.
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@craftycat @weaselx86 @rbreich
We were talking society just a moment ago. Not jast social media.

Also, yes, the fascist idea of open debate. Oh wait, that's exactly the opposite of fascism.

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@craftycat @weaselx86 @rbreich
(2) not to mention, dictating truth can escilate quickly. It can go from banning ISIS propaganda to banning protesting the treatment of Palestines in the blink of an eye as parts of Europe are finding out now.
Show threadPumaNov 18, 2023
@craftycat @weaselx86 @rbreich Context matters. Show ISIS propaganda to kindergardeners? No. But maybe if you show it to high schoolers and teach them how bad ISIS is using their own teaching it would be a more effective tool than banning the speech.
PumaNov 18, 2023

https://reclaimthenet.org/report-doj-asked-court-to-hide-surveillance-of-congressional-investigators

DOJ Asked Court To Hide Surveillance of Congressional Investigators

#news #surveillance #privacy

Report: DOJ Asked Court To Hide Surveillance of Congressional Investigators

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PumaNov 18, 2023
Dan GillmorNov 17, 2023

The European Commission has had enough of Musk's deadbird site -- at least enough to stop paying him for the privilege of swimming in a toxic waste dump -- and people are talking about that.

Which reminds me:

Please don't beat up on people who leave that toxic place, even if you believe, however righteously, that they should have left long ago.

They're doing the right thing now. Thank them, and encourage others to do the same.

https://www.politico.eu/article/no-more-ads-elon-musk-x-twitter-european-commission-tell-staff/

No more ads on Elon’s X, EU Commission tells staff

Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.

POLITICO
PumaNov 18, 2023
Molly WhiteNov 17, 2023
that's the kind of statement you make as the shadow of the other shoe dropping above you begins to blot out the sun