Why not push for a penalty for fraudulent notices and see what happens? If you're right, Thad, abusive DMCA notices will become rare. If you're right, Mason, little will change.
I don't know if those white kids are racist or not but they did choose to do a stupid thing because they thought it would be funny to stand on a corner wearing the moron hats.
I concur.
Were their lives destroyed because of it, no. They may have some unintended consequences from that incident but I'm sure they will recover from it because they are still at home and have family support.
It's not okay to unleash a hate mob against anyone for acting like a jerk. Ever. No doxxing, etc., is acceptable.
Now if they had been deported, or even just jailed, because they wore the hats that would be a problem and that type of overreaction would be more aligned with what happened to Alex.
And it wouldn't be okay. There's no law against being a jerk, nor should there be.
Just like a symbol or color is associated with gang membership, the MAGA hats are associated with racists as a result of what the creator of the hat has done and said.
Yep.
So the lesson is: if you dont want to be considered a racist, dont wear the moron hat. If you dont want to be considered a gang member dont use their symbols. But just because you are seen with such things doesn't prove in a court of law that you are racist or a gang member.
Agreed.
Regardless of what you wear, say, or do. Before any police action should be taken more evidence must be gathered as is written in the constitution and the laws of the land. In the case of Alex it appears that last part wasnt followed.
This is not about white anything. I'm white. It's about justice, which knows no colour. RE: the red hats, it's the MAGA written on them that's the problem. If you support Trump you support what he does and what he stands for and it's all deplorable.
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What does that mean?
frontier: /ˈfrʌntɪə,frʌnˈtɪə? noun a line or border separating two countries. "international crime knows no frontiers" synonyms: border, boundary, partition, borderline, dividing line, bounding line, demarcation line; More the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially in reference to the western US before Pacific settlement. "his novel of the American frontier" the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area. "the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge"
Assuming it means: while the West was still wild, or before there were 50 states in the union, who did it make sense to?
robots.txt is an opt-out protocol that requires technical skill to implement.
No it is not. In any case, the companies we're discussing have (or should have) IT departments to take care of that kind of thing.
Honestly, if you can't manage a website properly, get the hell off the internet.
Full disclosure: I learned what I know about implementing robots.txt from online tutorials. Believe me, it's as easy as pie. Easier still if you're using CMS such as WordPress or an online host like Blogger.
Steinbaugh? Far to the right of Kubla Khan, that one.
Could Herrick be going after Grindr because they have money and his ex doesn't? Maybe he's merely misguided, blaming them for enabling his ex but if he complained to them and they did nothing I agree he's got a case.
It all hinges on whether or not he complained to Grindr and if he did, what happened next?
Shouldn't at least some of the responsibility for personal security be on the hookup seekers? This story cements the impression I've always had of hookup sites; that they're dodgy as hell and only desperate people who can't find partners in the real world use them.
I mean, imagine you're one of the weirdos who chased this Herrick chap around: what if he was more dodgy than you?
I agree with Mason. If we're going to outsource personal security to third parties they should indeed restrict access to meetup features to verified users. Verification should include background checks to keep the sort of crazies who chase random strangers around aggressively demanding sex because of a message on a hookup app very firmly out. Inconvenient? Yes, but a great deal safer for all concerned. If you can't be good, at least be careful.
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Flagging this for nonsense and spam.
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Someone needs to take a closer look at that. If someone claims copyright over something that's not theirs to claim, that's not okay.
How can you see that as being in good faith? "But muh algorithms" isn't a good enough excuse. Check before you DMCA.
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^ This.
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Why not push for a penalty for fraudulent notices and see what happens? If you're right, Thad, abusive DMCA notices will become rare. If you're right, Mason, little will change.
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Becuz dey is forriners.
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What Mike said.
I understand a group called Black Hebrews were involved and that they behaved badly. Not okay. Utterly deplorable.
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I don't know if those white kids are racist or not but they did choose to do a stupid thing because they thought it would be funny to stand on a corner wearing the moron hats.
I concur.
Were their lives destroyed because of it, no. They may have some unintended consequences from that incident but I'm sure they will recover from it because they are still at home and have family support.
It's not okay to unleash a hate mob against anyone for acting like a jerk. Ever. No doxxing, etc., is acceptable.
Now if they had been deported, or even just jailed, because they wore the hats that would be a problem and that type of overreaction would be more aligned with what happened to Alex.
And it wouldn't be okay. There's no law against being a jerk, nor should there be.
Just like a symbol or color is associated with gang membership, the MAGA hats are associated with racists as a result of what the creator of the hat has done and said.
Yep.
So the lesson is: if you dont want to be considered a racist, dont wear the moron hat. If you dont want to be considered a gang member dont use their symbols. But just because you are seen with such things doesn't prove in a court of law that you are racist or a gang member.
Agreed.
Regardless of what you wear, say, or do. Before any police action should be taken more evidence must be gathered as is written in the constitution and the laws of the land. In the case of Alex it appears that last part wasnt followed.
Agreed.
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I'm married to a man, and am a Bible-believing Christian.
Bigoted against whom?
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Trump is a damned racist.
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frontier:
/ˈfrʌntɪə,frʌnˈtɪə?
noun
a line or border separating two countries.
"international crime knows no frontiers"
synonyms: border, boundary, partition, borderline, dividing line, bounding line, demarcation line; More
the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially in reference to the western US before Pacific settlement.
"his novel of the American frontier"
the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area.
"the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge"
Assuming it means: while the West was still wild, or before there were 50 states in the union, who did it make sense to?
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robots.txt is an opt-out protocol that requires technical skill to implement.
No it is not. In any case, the companies we're discussing have (or should have) IT departments to take care of that kind of thing.
Honestly, if you can't manage a website properly, get the hell off the internet.
Full disclosure: I learned what I know about implementing robots.txt from online tutorials. Believe me, it's as easy as pie. Easier still if you're using CMS such as WordPress or an online host like Blogger.
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Could Herrick be going after Grindr because they have money and his ex doesn't? Maybe he's merely misguided, blaming them for enabling his ex but if he complained to them and they did nothing I agree he's got a case.
It all hinges on whether or not he complained to Grindr and if he did, what happened next?
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I mean, imagine you're one of the weirdos who chased this Herrick chap around: what if he was more dodgy than you?
I agree with Mason. If we're going to outsource personal security to third parties they should indeed restrict access to meetup features to verified users. Verification should include background checks to keep the sort of crazies who chase random strangers around aggressively demanding sex because of a message on a hookup app very firmly out. Inconvenient? Yes, but a great deal safer for all concerned. If you can't be good, at least be careful.
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