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So apparently all the coordination, planning and communications for organising No Kings events on Instagram have disappeared and the account admins have been suspended.
So... here's the thing:
DON'T PLAN YOUR REVOLUTION ON THE KING'S BLACKBOARD.
The fact that organisers are depending on the availability of a platform run by any of the tech bros... well, it makes me think you aren't a terribly effective opposition.
@Remittancegirl this! Every time. They keep playing in the yard of the enemy. It makes me so confused.
@Remittancegirl There’s a parallel here with Ukraine being dependent on US/Musk platforms. We need to find all the ways the enemy is dependent on us and work that.
@karmic_resonance Well they are. They're dependent on our eyeballs, our attention, on our commerce, on our addictions.
@Remittancegirl @karmic_resonance ...on our furries fixing problems in (and caused by) their terrible code...
(This is probably an overoptimistic view, but I like to imagine it.)
What? I'm not on IG. There's zip on IG about No Kings? Very weird.
@QueenOfTheCroneAge @Remittancegirl IG is owned by Meta, aka Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook. They're ratfucking Lula's election campaign on behalf of Bolsonaro, so dabbling in politics on the side of the Fash is absolutely typical. Rancid goddamn nazi-snogging billionaires.
@cstross @QueenOfTheCroneAge @Remittancegirl Europe should ban all things Meta. While they can.
Right, cstross. I don't need you to explain social media to me.
And yep, it's a thing.
Via Public Citizen
"Today, during the peak of our national day of action, the No Kings Coalition Instagram account was taken down and is no longer accessible.
This is a clear attempt to silence the No Kings Coalition & prevent future communications.
Don't let them silence No Kings. Spread the word."
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@Remittancegirl I repeatedly tried to warn fellow activist organizers to move off all META & Tiktok for organizing because of this exact same reason.