• @IndustryStandard@lemmy.world
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    1213 months ago

    In a separate post, a male user expressed frustration after RedNote censored a photo of his upper body. “Why can’t I post photos of my fitness and abs?” he asked, adding he had “never had such a problem on TikTok and Instagram.”

    A Chinese user suggested that he try covering his nipples, as Chinese social media platforms generally impose restrictions on displaying them when it is perceived as sexually suggestive.

    Oof ouch my male privilege

    • Ulrich
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      283 months ago

      Try testing your “fediverse freedom” on .ml and see how long your account lasts.

        • Ulrich
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          23 months ago

          Truth. But there’s something to be said for such large instances.

          • Bilb!
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            93 months ago

            What is that something? “I am dissatisfied with how that instance that I’m not on and don’t need to use is run?” What are you whining about?

            • Ulrich
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              23 months ago

              I can tell by your accusation of “whining” that you have no interest in a logical discussion so I’ll pass, thanks.

        • Ulrich
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          33 months ago

          It’s not even that big compared to literally the two largest instances!

          • airportline
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            Yeah, actually. Of the top five four instances by MAU according to FediDB, lemmy.ml has 9% of the total user base.

            I know there a pie charts that illustrate this point better, but I can’t find them right now.

            • Ulrich
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              13 months ago

              So here’s a question: how many of the top active communities does it host?

              • airportline
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                According to lemmyverse.net,

                One out of the top ten when sorting by MAU. That community is !memes@lemmy.ml.

                Say what you will about the Lemmy devs and their political leanings, but they did a great job at ensuring the broader Lemmy community would not centralize onto their instance.

                • Ulrich
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                  13 months ago

                  So 10% of the top 10? How about the top 50?

    • Captain Aggravated
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      113 months ago

      You want to test that “Fediverse Freedom” say “every billionaire in the world, their wives, parents and children shall be torn apart with random farming machinery and/or prostituted to death whichever is funnier” and see what happens.

      • @Goun@lemmy.ml
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        23 months ago

        every billionaire in the world, their wives, parents and children shall be torn apart with random farming machinery and/or prostituted to death whichever is funnier

      • @jaybone@lemmy.world
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        13 months ago

        Say that 14 years ago on reddit, and nobody would give a shit. Say it today on Lemmy and it’s not protected speech.

  • Hal-5700X
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    763 months ago

    Goes to an app made by the CCP and gets censorship. Who saw that one coming? /s

  • @4am@lemm.ee
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    453 months ago

    Really because I’m also seeing that LGBTQIA+ posting on rednote is accepted so which is it guys? Let’s find out

  • @Mrkawfee@lemmy.world
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    243 months ago

    I can talk about Palestine without having my comments removed or shadowbanned. US social media is run by Zionists.

  • @Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world
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    I smell the same flavour of bullshit about RedNote that I do/did about Bluesky. The articles are so obviously Astro turfing.

    • @morrowind@lemmy.mlOP
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      253 months ago

      Twitter and all its alternatives always tend to get inflated coverage because twitter was essentially the journalists’ app, so they write about it more. Bluesky was the first “real” alternative I guess.

    • @MagicShel@lemmy.zip
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      153 months ago

      Bluesky is “fine” if what you want is Twitter without [as much] fascism. It’s a better user experience than Mastodon. The average user doesn’t care about federation and all the rough edges where you have to understand technical details in order to understand what’s going on is frustrating for them.

      I hope Mastodon learns some lessons from Bluesky (curated follow/block lists, and curated feed algorithms) but I still hope federation is the future. Bluesky will eventually enshittify because it has financial backers who want a return and could give a fuck about uses or ethics. But for the time being it’s a good platform, and perhaps more importantly the best shot at breaking Twitter, and I will strategically support it while it remains a good alternative.

      Rednote I have no idea about. Not happy about Chinese propaganda and censorship, but not any happier about right-wing American propaganda and censorship, so fuck it. I haven’t made an account yet but I might at some point. TikTok was by far the best algorithm at delivering what I want to see in the moment, and as I only spent a handful of minutes a day on TikTok on average, that’s really valuable.

      Insta is useless as you seem to have to curate your feed to only be a single thing. Plus, fuck Meta in the ear. So if Rednote gets the content creators and the algorithm, I’ll probably check it out eventually.

      • Ulrich
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        53 months ago

        Bluesky is okay. And they have a few novel concepts around monetization. And I love the personalized feeds. But it’s just a matter of time. The more users they get, the bigger the offer gets from Zuck and Musk and databrokers, etc.

  • don
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    103 months ago

    what no way that’s insane no way to have foreseen that unpossible completely from out of left field actual mental institution status confirmed oh shit pizzas done l8ter dudes

  • katy ✨
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    social media users calling themselves refugees and colonizing an app used by chinese and chinese americans just doesnt sit well with me, especially since it will just lead to chinese americans getting segregated from mainland chinese or having it banned completely.

    • @ryannathans@aussie.zone
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      Aussies aren’t giving anyone ID at this point in time

      There is currently no solution or implementation for the social media access law

      • Zagorath
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        73 months ago

        There’s no solution or implementation, and the law in place actually forbids social media from requiring ID as the means of age verification. But who knows what it’ll end up actually looking like, because even the politicians didn’t bother figuring that out before passing the law in under a week.

      • @ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol
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        13 months ago

        Well they’re trending in that direction. Wise move honestly. We haven’t evolved to have smart phones or social media, especially children.

        • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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          153 months ago

          You are why humanity will end up with fascist dystopian big brother, and you’re probably too ignorant to even understand how or why.

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          we haven’t evolved to live in cities and receive advanced healthcare, either. log off and go disappear in the woods

    • @futatorius@lemm.ee
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      103 months ago

      Yeah, stripping away more anonymity will help, when fascists start doxxing us and coming to our houses with cans of gasoline.

      • @Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Yes good you advocate for such a perfect world where everybody’s online activity can be constantly tracked. Fuck yeah, surveillance states rock! I love it when laws exist that require me to offer my full name, dob and address to every shady website in existence! /s

        In regards to you coming to a tech forum, making tech commentary, and then thinking everyone else is ignorant for disagreeing with you, might I offer you some light reading?