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You mustn't have read the article. There is zero proof of that, just a half-baked claim with no proof to back it up, from the corrupt and sanctioned International Boxing Association (IBA). Women really shouldn't have to their genitals or chromosomes inspected just to prove they are a 'real' woman, just because some arsehole thinks they don't look feminine enough.

lmao, was gonna say, "don't even say it!"

Oh yeah, the new Lyndon LaRouche!

Christ, let's hope not.

1. Not sure which "we" you are talking about, not everyone lives in a capitalist society.
2. It's not like there's no other option than a paywall. Patronage, donations, and optional subscriptions exist, where you can still access the article even if you can't afford it (e.g, the Guardian). Paywalls are mean spirited, and futile in any case since they are easily bypassed. If people like an author's content, they will often pay for it, even if they can get it for free with very little effort.

Lemmy is a great example. It turns out that social media companies don't have to bombard you with ads to pay for their services after all. Voluntary user donations will cover the server/development costs just fine, once you take away the "for profit" mindset.

How dare anyone expect that information should be free and publicly available to everyone.

It's ok with me, and it's a worthy cause. Thanks for raising awareness.

Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.”

-- Donald Trump

Source: PolitiFact

Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.”

-- Donald Trump

Source: PolitiFact

Thanks for the feedback, I'll add that to future posts in the description. Those were all the OG article titles btw... journalists amiright? :p

I recently set up !fediverse_vs_disinfo@lemmy.dbzer0.com for this exact reason. I'll be happy to cross post in this community if the mods think it's a good fit

I agree the word "possible" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here, but it shouldn't be confused with "likely".

It's already been requested as a feature request, see https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/4572

I think this is a better fit in cybersecurity where you cross-posted it, since it's more related to hacking than piracy. But it's still an interesting read :)

Yes, exactly.

We definitely shouldn't normalise this sort of surveillance, whether it's simply for advertising or for more nefarious purposes. China already banned apps like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter, so was that due to anglophobia or is it ok when China does it, but not when the US does it?

I agree with you on some level - it's definitely not cool to only focus on TikTok, because these surveillance machines are IMO all equally problematic. But most Lemmy users have a dim view of all mainstream social media apps because they all suck with regards to user privacy. But is TikTok hated on more than Threads or Facebook? I really don't think so. And the narrative that any criticism of the Chinese state must be sinophobic is total bullshit. The Chinese state is just as sleazy and authoritarian as any other large nation state. They all deserve criticism when they use these digital panopticons for political purposes.

Interesting. I'm guessing if it's just a numbers game, then more social people are more likely to interact with more friends and acquaintances, compared to less social people. So, I imagine there would be more opportunities for them to be exposed to disinformation by an acquaintance.

Lol, it can't be a proper coop if there ain't no chick'uns involved right?

Just to be clear to the casual reader, it was a Republican Senator quoted as saying that:

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wrote in a July 21 X post that "Joe Biden succumbed to a coup by Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, and Hollywood donors, ignoring millions of Democratic primary votes. Donald Trump took a bullet for democracy."

I've noticed this too, and so has @RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com. Hopefully @db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com will figure it out soon.