FiskFisk33

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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Preliminary findings from july

  • First, X designs and operates its interface for the “verified accounts” with the “Blue checkmark” in a way that does not correspond to industry practice and deceives users. Since anyone can subscribe to obtain such a “verified” status, it negatively affects users' ability to make free and informed decisions about the authenticity of the accounts and the content they interact with. There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing the “verified account” to deceive users.
  • Second, X does not comply with the required transparency on advertising, as it does not provide a searchable and reliable advertisement repository, but instead put in place design features and access barriers that make the repository unfit for its transparency purpose towards users. In particular, the design does not allow for the required supervision and research into emerging risks brought about by the distribution of advertising online.
  • Third, X fails to provide access to its public data to researchers in line with the conditions set out in the DSA. In particular, X prohibits eligible researchers from independently accessing its public data, such as by scraping, as stated in its terms of service. In addition, X's process to grant eligible researchers access to its application programming interface (API) appears to dissuade researchers from carrying out their research projects or leave them with no other choice than to pay disproportionally high fees.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_3761

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I went to rome once, and I found people to be super unfriendly. Like, giving me looks levels of unfriendly.

After a few hours of this I realized the problem, I was wearing a Deicide t-shirt, and rome is christian as fuck. God I'm stupid.

After a quick change people were really nice :D

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 4 points 3 weeks ago

that or insurance companies

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 3 weeks ago

peer networks are not illegal if the peers are consenting members.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Totally doable if this was a distributed service.

ok not randomly generated, but you know

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

nah

not even a slight chance kids today know what msn messenger is.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 3 weeks ago

The older "Dog in the hunt" is a bit less grim.

Unless you're a fox...

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 17 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

are you implying firefox is in a state of neglect?

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 7 points 3 weeks ago

That includes Amazon, right?
...right?

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago

you can link external images like so

![](www.image.url)
[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 32 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)
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