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Gen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't lie in c/[email protected]
Universal Chat Application, Beeper, Will Be Available To Everyone (For Free) In A Matter Of Weeks. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Idk, that’s more of a “not yet finished” thing rather than “failed” imo

Universal Chat Application, Beeper, Will Be Available To Everyone (For Free) In A Matter Of Weeks. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why do you feel like matrix has failed? I joined it recently and to me it looks like it’s kinda growing.

Pentagon-Funded Study Uses AI to Detect 'Violations of Social Norms' in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Locking social norms at some predetermined stage is a great way to curb all progress. Like, slavery was a social norm at some point.

Twitter To Rebrand As X in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I saw this article posted in another thread and it seems to explain a lot. Not sure how close it is to reality, but it looks like nostalgia is at least a partial reason for this change.

Yep. Fucking nostalgia.

Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I know, right? It’s so weird. In every single instance of some bullshit happening it’s easy to brush it off as incompetence or an attempt at profit maximization, but overall it feels a lot like some kind of targeted disassembly of whatever made the internet great and facilitated open discussions.

The state of Playstore in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Poor Apple users kinda don’t have to deal with this shit

Do actors all need to agree to casually smoke for some roles? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As far as I know, it’s usually crushed vitamin B. Shouldn’t feel like much unless you do dozens of takes.

At least that’s what they used in Mr. Robot.

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Twitter seems to ban all Threads links to reaffirm its position as a “free speech absolutist” platform (www.theverge.com)
 

A search for Threads content on Twitter currently brings up zero results, despite plenty of links to Meta’s microblogging rival being posted on the platform.