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A geologist and archaeologist by training, a nerd by inclination - books, films, fossils, comics, rocks, games, folklore, and, generally, the rum and uncanny... Let's have it!

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  • Yrtree.me - it's still early days for me in the Fediverse, so bear with me

  • That's just misdirection for all the other policy changes:

    Meta on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking. But the company also quietly updated its hateful conduct policy, adding new types of content users can post on the platform, effective immediately.

    Users are now allowed to, for example, refer to “women as household objects or property” or “transgender or non-binary people as ‘it,’” according to a section of the policy prohibiting such speech that was crossed out. A new section of the policy notes Meta will allow “allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality.”

  • Reminder to get off Facebook and Instagram

    Most of us are already out or lurking because of family or some specific group they can't do without.

    The trick will be getting those people off the platform so we can cut all cords.

  • That's where things get even more worrying.

    As it stands, he still has to abide by EU and British laws but then there's this:

    That suggests that social media laws could be part of the negotiation with other countries who don't want to get wrecked by tariffs.

    As weakening those laws will lead to an increase in unchallenged far right posts, they could have knock on effects in elections. Trump will have seen how effective the changes at Xitter were for him, so spreading that to other social media platforms is already a win for him but being able to impact the political landscape elsewhere would be a bonus - France and German are having problems fending off the far right and if they gained control they'd be a lot more compliant to his demands which has knock-on effects for the EU and NATO.

  • A fuck of a lot of people and that's a worry.

  • You could try by suggesting that religious people are.delusional and see how it goes.

  • The mask has slipped because they know they can get away with it.

    After all,this isn't anything forced on Meta, they are taking advantage of the incoming president being all for this and binning policies they clearly only follower reluctantly (and poorly).

  • It feels like the statements about the removal of fact-checking (which is all I heard about on the news) is misdirection, so the changes made deep in their policy documents get less attention than they deserve.

  • Possibly, but:

    In theory, deleting your account is the only way to have all your data wiped from Twitter’s servers. Even if you do so, however, you can never be ultimately confident that the service will carry through with its promise.

  • One thing that I thought was good advice was to delete your account, then sign up with the same username so no-one can pretend they are you. I'd bet bots are hoovering up such accounts during the Xodus and it won't end well.

  • Yeah, if you are buying cheap stuff from sites like this (Temu has had similar accusations levelled at it), then you have to accept that it may be being built by slave labour.

  • Is that the current exchange rate?

  • I remember as a kid, we used to drive past one near Moss Side and it always struck me as the scariest boozer ever. Don't think I've ever seen another one with such "fuck you!" vibes and I've been in some dodgy drinking holes.

  • So not necessarily A Bad Thing.

  • This is generally good practice, as Lemmy is a link aggregator, so it needs the canonical link. If you are using an archive link, then drop it into the post, which will cover all the bases and give people options.

  • The kind with a German shepherd on the roof?

  • And the sheer number of bots on Xitter makes you wonder how many actual people are left. Considering Musk used bots in his (poor) negotiations, it's funny this might be what he relies on now to keep his numbers up.

  • Or, perhaps even better, Hubzilla.

  • It would be Interesting to have a way to use it as a kind of plug-in on Lemmy, especially for location specific instances, especially ones that love talking about the weather, rather than our feelings.

  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk

    Captain Sir Tom Moore's home on sale for £2.25m

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-68896140
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    Germany and Britain detain suspected Chinese spies

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2024/4/22/germany-detains-three-suspected-chinese-spies
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk

    Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights

    www.theguardian.com /environment/2024/apr/22/judge-throws-out-case-against-uk-climate-activist-trudi-warner-sign-jurors-rights
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    Grindr sued for allegedly revealing users' HIV status

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/cj7mxnvz42no
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    MoD giving Ukrainian soldiers in the UK free cigarettes to 'boost morale'

    metro.co.uk /2024/04/22/uk-mod-giving-ukrainian-soldiers-free-cigarettes-boost-morale-20690741/
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    Afghanistan interpreter told his British citizenship bars family from UK visa

    www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2024/apr/21/afghanistan-interpreter-told-his-british-citizenship-bars-family-from-uk-visa
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    Former British spy in IRA who allegedly admitted murder will not be prosecuted

    www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2024/apr/21/former-british-spy-in-ira-who-allegedly-admitted-will-not-be-prosecuted
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    Not just mums go to Iceland: supermarket drops slogan to be more inclusive

    www.theguardian.com /business/2024/apr/20/not-just-mums-who-go-to-iceland-supermarket-drops-slogan-to-be-more-inclusive
  • Smart Homes @feddit.uk

    The little smart home platform that could

    www.theverge.com /24135207/home-assistant-announces-open-home-foundation
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    North Texas man sues Cinemark claiming 24-ounce beer cups can't hold 24 ounces

    www.fox4news.com /news/cinemark-cup-size-lawsuit-texas
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    Infected blood scandal: Children were used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials

    www.bbc.com /news/health-68831061
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    Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2024/apr/19/oxford-future-of-humanity-institute-closes
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    24% of 5-7 year olds now use smartphones: UK watchdog

    www.theregister.com /2024/04/19/kids_electronics_report/
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    UK inflation falls as meat and crumpet prices drop

    www.finance.yahoo.com /news/uk-inflation-falls-3-2-060820779.html
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    Protect children from smacking in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors

    www.bbc.com /news/health-68827782
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    UK Petition: Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state

    petition.parliament.uk /petitions/659071
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    Unemployment jumps as UK jobs market stalls

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/business-68820103
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    UK set to grow less than expected this year as IMF revises forecasts down

    news.sky.com /story/uk-set-to-grow-less-than-expected-this-year-as-imf-revises-forecasts-down-13116091
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    UK ‘double counting’ £500m of aid for war-torn countries as climate finance

    www.carbonbrief.org /revealed-uk-double-counting-500m-of-aid-for-war-torn-countries-as-climate-finance/
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    Lemmyvision - The Results Are In!!