Unruffled [they/them] @ Flatworm7591 @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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If the Republicans ever get to weigh in on what is "obscene" and therefore can't be mailed (according to this 150 yo law), then say goodbye to ordering sex toys, lingerie, books with LGBTQ+ content, etc, in addition to abortion pills.

IMO it's a good idea to use a VPN when accessing any pirated content, as a general rule. While there are exceptions (e.g. usenet, specific countries with piracy-friendly laws/enforcement) and it's arguably unlikely end-users of pirated streams would be prosecuted, why take the risk? It's cheap insurance and there are few downsides. In some countries ISPs will act on reported piracy at your IP address and you could have your internet cut off or suspended, and/or be fined. So, better safe than sorry.

I'm not sure what you mean. The CNN interview happened on Thursday. https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/27/politics/kamala-harris-cnn-interview/index.html

PSA: make sure you use a VPN and a good adblocker like ublock origin before visiting any of the listed links. We have not verified whether these are legitimate fmovie mirrors or scammy clone sites.

I just came across a comment from a Hexbear user criticizing Walz's record on calling in the National Guard during the BLM protests as state-sanctioned violence against Black people. And I kind of agree with their point tbh.

But, if opposing state-sanctioned violence is a firm principle of ML political ideology, like it is for Anarchism, then how come nearly ever tankie I've ever talked to seems perfectly ok with state-sanctioned violence when it's being carried out by Maduro, Putin, Xi, or any number of authoritarian leftists? They only ever seem to have objections when the West employs state-sanctioned violence, funnily enough.

Yeah totally agree, it's more of a shitty excuse politicians use. The reality is that it will impact the profits of the oil, gas and coal industries, but the economy as a whole will be much better in the long run once we are less dependent on fossil fuels. It's such a short sighted outlook.

Lol true.

That Harris used her nomination acceptance speech "with more than 26 million watching from home, to issue a forceful call for Palestinian human rights was actually remarkable," said Rolling Stone. It could be argued that "taking up the call for Palestinian freedom and self-determination is a bigger coup than a brief speaking slot of the kind the Uncommitted delegates were seeking." While the Uncommitted movement was unable to secure a speaker, group leaders "cast their work at the convention as a success," The Guardian said. Uncommitted's impact was still undeniable, as "numerous delegates, including older Black and white delegates from as far-flung as Texas, were spotted wearing keffiyehs in clear support of the pro-Palestinian movement," The Independent said.

Although much of Harris' rhetoric "continue[s] to be empty," Uncommitted Washington State DNC delegate Yaz Kader said at Rolling Stone, "The positive thing is when she did talk about Gaza, the roar from the delegates in support was palpable." Nevertheless, Kader said, until Harris "can make that change" from words to action, "I'm still uncommitted."

IMO Kader is 100% right to doubt whether Harris' words of support for "Palestinian freedom and self-determination" will translate into any meaningful policy changes. I hope they keep up the pressure on this.

It's great to get a take on this directly from a Minnesota publication.

Looks like he's putting together his own version of the Legion of Doom.

I think people are concluding you are right wing because your post history is full of pro-Trump apologia. You are walking a fine line on this topic. Nobody wants right wingers on Lemmy, so if you are coming across as a Trump supporter, or at the very least a Trump apologist, then people, including me, are obviously gonna be suspicious of your claimed political position.

And for the record, you have no right to say whatever you want on Reddit, or on this instance. dbzer0 is not a "free speech" instance, it's an Anarchist instance. If you don't understand the difference, then see this post for some light reading. FYI, you are expected to follow both the community and/or instance rules wherever you are posting. If you want to run your own instance and set your own rules, then go for it. Until that time, try to focus on something more productive than making excuses for Trump and being a "both-sides" bro.

FYI, I'm by no means an "AI" enthusiast - just thought it would be an interesting discussion to float out the pros and cons. And I appreciate all your thought provoking comments!

Oh damn. Autocomplete + tiredness for the win I guess :p

Some good points there, and I share many of those concerns. But playing devil's advocate for a moment, you could level many of those concerns about human fact checkers too.

I did test it on a few articles, including an interview piece with JFK Jr. It marked a number of claims as false, even though they were direct quotes from JFK Jr in the interview, because they couldn't be corroborated with other sources. It's definitely got issues that human reviewers wouldn't trip over.

Might be of interest, @jeffw@lemmy.world?

Cripes, you really got thrown to the wolves here.

[In 2024] More than 80% of global online piracy can be attributed to illegal streaming services.

https://dataprot.net/statistics/piracy-statistics/

I think this is the main reason. Pirate streaming services are now directly competing with Netflix, Disney+, and other streaming platforms (aka the media industrial complex, or MIC), and they offer more content for a more affordable price (or for free). Pirate streaming is also very accessible to a mainstream audience, who are already used to the concept. So, the MIC regards them as the biggest threat preventing them from jacking up prices even more, because people will naturally move to a more afforable option, if one exists.

So the main focus of the MIC is on killing off pirate streaming right now. Usenet and torrents have proven to be more robust piracy options but they also have a higher barrier to entry for mainstream audiences, so are always going to be more niche than streaming. But no doubt they are still tring to kill off usenet and torrent piracy - it's just a lower threat to corporate profits, so wont get as much attention.

I think it's exactly what @HerdingSnails@lemmings.world said. I assumed it was some kind of dodgy spam at first until I checked your post history. It's definitely off-putting for users linking from a NSFW tagged post straight to another website with an NSFW pop-up, and a login prompt. Very few people would go to the bother of creating an account just to see unknown content, so I'd guess that's the main problem with it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_aid

You make a good argument :)