I don't like this, everything is moving to GitHub which has already done some questionable things. I don't care for Microsoft and I don't believe them when they claim they "heart" Linux.
Why do people still put things on services which follow takedown requests? It's kind of silly to rely on these gigantic oppressive corporations to get your message out when we have, say Bittorrent over i2p which is practically censorship proof.
There is a technical barrier to freedom these days. And if you can't overcome it, the societal equivalent to the laws of physics mean that you don't DESERVE freedom.
The issue is that the tractor senses if you try to repair it yourself. There’s a trap mechanism which will punish you if you’re audacious enough to try to fix your machine.
Normal people have no issues creating user handles on Reddit and Discord and Twitter. Again, the only reason to require a phone number is because Rosenfeld wants it.
Section 230 is outdated and needs to be removed lest political censors and social advocacy busybodies continue to abuse people online. There’s no more room for excuses. It’s obsolete.
It’s bad when China does it to Uighurs. But this same technology can save us from Trumpers. It was interesting to see how gleefully facial recognition tech was cheered when the Capitol riot happened. The secret is to properly label the dissident groups as terrorists.
There's no reason to post in the fashion of a glib marketing department person if you're not. And I don't think ANYBODY finds requiring a phone number "because it's discoverable, familiar, usable" is convincing especially when considering that dissidents are apparently one of the major groups this is marketed to.
The whole thing smells funny, there's no reason to require a phone number other than Rosendfeld WANTS it.
> Great question! It's a good way to make it easy for general-purpose users with limited technical expertise to adopt, use, and find one another.
Don’t patronize me you glib shill. There is no reason beyond tracking and surveillance to require a phone number. Rosenfeld’s admitted this already in a roundabout way and has claimed they’re “working on” not needing a phone number.
Any dissident could end up dead if they trust big tech with their phone number.
Boycott the company, buy from another manufacturer, lobby the Iowa government to stop these abusive practices. Or just sit back, bend over, pull down your pants, and take it while wearing the branded cap of the company which is abusing you?
John Deere is an abusive company which despises its customers, and these customers reward them by gleefully buying that new million dollar harvester and doffing branded caps at every occasion. It’s extremely difficult to pity the farmer in this case. They are planning soon to change all their dimensions to conform with metric farming practices and spacing, which will entail having to re-buy all new stuff again. Oops maybe I shouldn’t have said that last part out loud, it might still be a secret...
Maybe we need a new rule - can’t vote or own property unless you’re a natural born citizen?