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They basically mean free like Saudi Arabia is free. ie rich Saudi’s are “free” to replace the Shiahs.

It’s tough to get news out of Iran…but I’m dubious we should be getting it from a Saudi.

This is above my pay grade. I’ll never select a game for anything other than it’s enjoyability.

I definitely regret chaining myself to Steam…even if I didn’t know what I was getting myself into at the time. if I want to continue play the games bought there…I have to use Steam forever. Should be illegal.

A meaningless distinction when none of the games you bought can’t be launched without Steam.

I wasn’t aware of that because I don’t own any games on that list.

It’s definitely as issue with Steam. Once you purchase a game you can’t just launch it…you need to launch it through their platform. I don’t want to have my internet connected and Steam updated just to play a game.

I’m not sure what you mean…once you’ve purchased a game on Steam…you have to play it using Steam…a platform that needs to be working for you to play your game.

I pirate for demos….but once I buy on Steam it’s more than irritating, and sometimes makes my games unplayable, when Steam is required to play.

Urm…I’m not an activist…I just want there to be reasonable anti-trust so you don’t have to go through a bunch of bullshit to play a game you own.

I’m “mad”. Their business model should be illegal. If you buy a game you shouldn’t be chained to their platform.

It’s my understanding that this dude was using his Canadian citizenship to spy for American companies. The other Michael even got a settlement from our government because he said he was detained for his association with this guy.

So yeah…I don’t find it surprising that a spy says China is going to spy….he’d know.

More right wingers aren’t a solution for right wing problems. All they’re going to do is give the hard right cover.

Spare us the lazy trolling.

What’s happening right now is leftist gains are being rolled back…as they have been for these decades you speak of.

Do you think it’s because leftists “failed to get traction”, or because the previous gains were so successful too many people forgot where they came from?

This seems more like an “if Trump can get away with it, so should I” moment than an Al Franken moment.

Right? He tried. Got desperate when his poll numbers tanked…but he tried.

At the end of the day it’s shitty to acknowledge…but Canadians just might not be ready to elect a Sikh dude federally…even if I would argue he’s the best leader I’ve seen in my lifetime. He actually got something in exchange for his leverage, too. Maybe that didn’t even matter because leftists jumped on the Carney train en masse because of what’s going on down south and how obvious is was Pollievre would sell out souls to him. Little did they know Carney was going to saddle us with austerity that gives conservatives a wet dream…if it were a conservative (by party) doing it.

Lol, the left can be so brutal.

Singh wasn’t anywhere near that bad :)

You see illegal content all the time, even if you won’t acknowledge you do.

They should be compelled to do whatever it takes so illegal content isn’t available on their platforms. There’s absolutely no reason user posts, and especially advertisements need to be available instantaneously. This notion that doomscrolling in real time or that being able to broadcast your message to the entire world instantly is somehow comparable to freedom of speech or speaking in a town square is absurd.

I couldn’t give a single rats ass how much it costs. And no…your ballpark figure is absurd - don’t make some sky is falling guesstimation that’s right out of the argument of the very people that don’t want their profits infringed on. More money on moderation = Less money to buy elections and legislation with. We transitioned from print and broadcasting that, while somehow respecting free speech, was pretty fairly regulated. Those“safe”mediums are all but dead because we allowed these social media companies to successfully lobby to avoid all responsibility for illegal content and communication on their platforms.

I’ll give you a practical example of a microcosm: Bots in online games. Bots could be functionally eliminated for the portion of the profits of any MMO. We know they could be because they were…up until the point they realized it’s more profitable to have them. Because they’re not legally compelled to get rid of bots…they’re actually incentivized to allow a certain portion of their population to be bots because it increases engagement. Why? Because we don’t regulate shit…and they companies are drunk on profits and enshitfying everything because there’s no competition in any sector any more (anti-trust, another agent topic: Activision and eventually Microsoft should have never been permitted to purchase a profitable Blizzard).

Take just advertising…let’s put everything aside and agree that social media companies should be responsible for the fucking advertising they post…just like any broadcaster. We can’t even do that. At any given moment advertisers on every social media platform are bombarding users with anonymous advertisements that break every law in the book…from copyright infringement, to election meddling, to sexually explicit material, to illegal gambling and all corners beyond. We can’t even regulate that. It’s fuckery that’s rotting the world. In real time…because we care more about Zuckerbergs bank account than our society.

Get the F off of x.

Many people are underestimating how much red and purple states are going to suppress blue votes. This is without the SAVE act suppressing an unprecedented net amount of democratic votes.

Previously we were looking at a base 3 point advantage for republicans…people got used to that. It’s estimated Trumpism expanded that to about 5% the last election…going forward it could be 8 or above. The Democrats will never will again if the save act passes. It’s just numbers.

The only thing I’m talking about is social Media companies moderating their platforms so there’s zero tolerance on illegal communication. The currently legislated laws in a region.

Currently, in North America, social media companies moderate themselves…typically with user reporting and automation. There’s an hours long gap between infractions and action.

This could be eliminated with proper moderation. I believe this is the bare minimum. The current status quo is the Wild West…children and adults alike are bombarded with illegal content each time they use social media, or the internet at large.

What you’re saying is incoherent.

On one hand you want government mandated tools…on the other you want unlimited freedom.

I just want the content that’s posted on social media platforms to be legal. I don’t know why you’re babbling about restriction of freedom. You want illegal content to be…legal?