rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agoIt's only okay when MY favorite country does it.lemm.eeimagemessage-square183fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down175
arrow-up11.06Karrow-down1imageIt's only okay when MY favorite country does it.lemm.eerickyrigatoni@lemm.ee to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square183fedilink
minus-squareoriginalfrozenbanana@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down2·9 months ago(Not you OP, you = governments) You want to block corporate social media sites as propaganda I want to block corporate social media sites because they’re parasites on society. We are not the same.
minus-squarePopOfAfrica@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up65·9 months agoIm actually quite upset that lawmakers havent used this to pass generalized privacy protection. They have an opportunity to end mass survailance, but thats OK if its US survailance
minus-squareLand_Strider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·9 months agoOur tools of social connection vs their tools of propaganda. Now fill in the possessive pronouns with either country and change them depending on the specific tool used.
minus-squareoriginalfrozenbanana@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·9 months agoBecause the US government is more interested in picking who can spy on us for fun and profit, not whether anyone should.
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·9 months agoI want to block them because they are both
minus-squarerwhitisissle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoI don’t care what they are. I just think the internet in its current state sucks and I like the idea of there being less of it.
minus-squarelennybird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoWhat sucks is I’ve imagined a social media platform that was built with good intentions to actually better being people together and make their lives better. It’s one of the worst missed opportunities in recent memory.
(Not you OP, you = governments)
You want to block corporate social media sites as propaganda
I want to block corporate social media sites because they’re parasites on society.
We are not the same.
Im actually quite upset that lawmakers havent used this to pass generalized privacy protection.
They have an opportunity to end mass survailance, but thats OK if its US survailance
Our tools of social connection vs their tools of propaganda.
Now fill in the possessive pronouns with either country and change them depending on the specific tool used.
Because the US government is more interested in picking who can spy on us for fun and profit, not whether anyone should.
I want to block them because they are both
I don’t care what they are. I just think the internet in its current state sucks and I like the idea of there being less of it.
What sucks is I’ve imagined a social media platform that was built with good intentions to actually better being people together and make their lives better. It’s one of the worst missed opportunities in recent memory.