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loStronzoRocco
@desantis@mastodon.bida.im  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@antanicus It’s amazing how quickly movements such as Black Lives Matter, #Metoo, LGBTQIA, etc., are called out immediately, as anti american - yet the outright fascism and constant erosion of our democracy and government gets treated like something in its death throes… Instead of the entire population stepping up to fix this mess, the majority of the population is just watching idly and waiting for the last breath.
Antanicus
@antanicus@puntarella.party  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

"The motivation for Donald Trump’s plan to “federalize” Washington, D.C., is same as his motivation for sending active-duty troops into Los Angeles, deporting people to the CECOT torture prison in El Salvador, his politicization of the Department of Justice, and nearly every other authoritarian overreach of the last six months. He is testing the limits of his power — and, by extension, of our democracy. He’s feeling out what the Supreme Court, Congress, and the public will let him get away with. And so far, he’s been able to do what he pleases."

https://theintercept.com/2025/08/11/trump-washington-dc-federalization-national-guard-troops/
loStronzoRocco
@desantis@mastodon.bida.im replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@antanicus It’s amazing how quickly movements such as Black Lives Matter, #Metoo, LGBTQIA, etc., are called out immediately, as anti american - yet the outright fascism and constant erosion of our democracy and government gets treated like something in its death throes… Instead of the entire population stepping up to fix this mess, the majority of the population is just watching idly and waiting for the last breath.
Ehay2k
@Ehay2k@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month
@pluralistic

The thing about #metoo is that it was a hashtag that people actively followed. I'm fine with that. My issue is with the algorithms - if publishers promote something to drive engagement, then they are responsible for assuring that the content isn't defamatory.
We could go even further and say they shouldnt promote false content that isn't ID'd as parody - flat earth, fake health info, etc. But that's hard to do. So, why not just ban the use of algorithms to promote content?
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last month
@Ehay2k No, the *reason* people followed #MeToo is that it went viral thanks to recommendation algorithms. People didn't intuit the existence of the hashtag, type it into the search tool, and then start following it.

Further, the search tool *also* ranked the messages, because spammers *routinely* add trending tags to spams and scams. Without ranking, a search for any popular tag would be ten million spams.
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp last month
@Ehay2k What about #MeToo? Should posts from obscure account accusing Harvey Weinstein of raping them have been downranked by services, unless their moderators were personally able to verify them?

What about viral videos of cops beating the shit out of Black drivers they pulled over? These cops already assert irreparable reputational harm from these - what webhost would permit them if they could be named to civil suits?
Ehay2k
@Ehay2k@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp last month
@pluralistic

The thing about #metoo is that it was a hashtag that people actively followed. I'm fine with that. My issue is with the algorithms - if publishers promote something to drive engagement, then they are responsible for assuring that the content isn't defamatory.
We could go even further and say they shouldnt promote false content that isn't ID'd as parody - flat earth, fake health info, etc. But that's hard to do. So, why not just ban the use of algorithms to promote content?
Merc
@merc@techhub.social  ·  activity timestamp last month
@pluralistic If Meta and friends were to lose the ability to manipulate feeds and emotions without being seen as publishers, losing the explore tab seems like the tiniest possible price to pay.

But, yeah, the devil is in the details. Losing the option to block spam would be a problem.

If a law could be crafted by Tim Wu, Lina Khan, Elizabeth Warren etc. I think it could improve 230. But, this congress would do the exact wrong thing, especially once big tech got their FAANGs into it.
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last month
@merc How about losing Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, and footage of atrocities in Gaza, all of which would attract threats from authoritarians, criminals, and monsters, whom large platforms would choose not to fight, and whom smaller, federated services could not afford to fight/
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last month
@Ehay2k What about #MeToo? Should posts from obscure account accusing Harvey Weinstein of raping them have been downranked by services, unless their moderators were personally able to verify them?

What about viral videos of cops beating the shit out of Black drivers they pulled over? These cops already assert irreparable reputational harm from these - what webhost would permit them if they could be named to civil suits?
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

A South Korean court reopened a case after the country's #MeToo movement inspired a woman to challenge her conviction for defending herself against sexual violence 61 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/asia-pacific/crime-legal/retrial-korean-woman-rapist-tongue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #rape #metoo
Linguistes atterrées ☑️
@tract_linguistes@social.sciences.re  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Hello Masto, ce matin de lundi on est tombé sur un fumeur de moquette qui s'est attaqué à l'interprétation linguistique d'un outil grammatical ('du coup'). C'est de la haute voltige, voir les captures d'écran, du coup 😊 on lance un jeu.

Si toi aussi tu es agacé·e ou amusé·e par les mots de ton époque, tente le délire psycho-civilisationnel en complétant la phrase "« X » semble ainsi cristalliser…"

#linguistique #jeux Rire plutôt que pleurer 1/2

Le « coup » évoque la brutalité, la soudaineté, I'impact inattendu. Dans une société où I'accélération du temps social et la « modernité liquide » créent un sentiment d'instabilité permanente, cette sémantique du choc pourrait refléter 'expérience subjective d’'une génération « heurtée » par les événements. « Du coup » résonne avec I'état d’un monde contemporain marqué par I'imprévisibilité, la discontinuité, la multiplication des « coups » de la vie, du sort, des évènements.
Le « coup » évoque la brutalité, la soudaineté, I'impact inattendu. Dans une société où I'accélération du temps social et la « modernité liquide » créent un sentiment d'instabilité permanente, cette sémantique du choc pourrait refléter 'expérience subjective d’'une génération « heurtée » par les événements. « Du coup » résonne avec I'état d’un monde contemporain marqué par I'imprévisibilité, la discontinuité, la multiplication des « coups » de la vie, du sort, des évènements.
Le « coup » évoque la brutalité, la soudaineté, I'impact inattendu. Dans une société où I'accélération du temps social et la « modernité liquide » créent un sentiment d'instabilité permanente, cette sémantique du choc pourrait refléter 'expérience subjective d’'une génération « heurtée » par les événements. « Du coup » résonne avec I'état d’un monde contemporain marqué par I'imprévisibilité, la discontinuité, la multiplication des « coups » de la vie, du sort, des évènements.
Linguistes atterrées ☑️
@tract_linguistes@social.sciences.re replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

On lance la série :

« Genre » semble ainsi cristalliser le trouble des repères d'une sexualité post- #metoo.

« En même temps » semble ainsi cristalliser l'obsession du temps qui passe d'une génération politique qui refuse de vieillir tout en vieillissant.

« Punaise », tique de langage, semble ainsi cristalliser la phobie paranoïaque des parasites nocturnes.

« Purée », lui, semble ainsi cristalliser la crainte de l'écrasement de nos sociétés sous la pression managériale. Signe d'une génération qui n'a plus la patate devant un avenir qui s'effrite ?

A vous ?

2/2
#linguistique #jeux#délire
Anne Wizorek
@marthadear@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

was ich zum urteil für #PDiddy übrigens NICHT in den medien lesen/hören möchte: ob die #MeToo-bewegung damit gescheitert ist.

wenn ihr das fragt, habt ihr #MeToo von vornherein nicht verstanden. #MeToo existiert gerade WEIL diese patriarchale gesellschaft und ihre institutionen, die vorgeben uns zu schützen, das nicht oder nicht ausreichend tun. das ändert sich keineswegs von heute auf morgen und erst recht nicht, wenn wir uns weltweit in einem antifeministischen backlash befinden!
Anne Wizorek
@marthadear@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

was ich zum urteil für #PDiddy übrigens NICHT in den medien lesen/hören möchte: ob die #MeToo-bewegung damit gescheitert ist.

wenn ihr das fragt, habt ihr #MeToo von vornherein nicht verstanden. #MeToo existiert gerade WEIL diese patriarchale gesellschaft und ihre institutionen, die vorgeben uns zu schützen, das nicht oder nicht ausreichend tun. das ändert sich keineswegs von heute auf morgen und erst recht nicht, wenn wir uns weltweit in einem antifeministischen backlash befinden!