Fortunately, there are free ad-based streaming services (e.g. The Roku Channel, Tubi, Vudu Free, Peacock, etc.) which offer content without the need to pay.
Yeah, that's why I rarely watch anything new on Netflix. On the one hand, they take chances; on the other hand, to them "taking chances" means "throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks".
Look on the bright side: you got banned from twitter because they interpreted your sociopathy as being the Donald Trump type of sociopathy rather than the Niccolo Machiavelli type of sociopathy...
Threats may not always sound like threats. Take the stereotypical mafioso threat snowclone:
That's a nice [X] you got there; be a shame if anything bad were to happen to it...
Before the mafia got involved, it wouldn't have sounded like a threat, but thanks to the tropic use of it, it now sounds like a threat. The comment that caused all this trouble-
Hell, eventually somebody might decide that it’s cheaper to pay a hitman to just cut a brake line or something than go through discovery in that judge’s court.
-could have been interpreted as a mafioso threat, so I could see why the Marshalls looked into it. Considering the violence that happened on January 6, I don't think they want to take any chances.
(By the way, Mike, I don't think you're encouraging violence in any way, shape, or form. I'm just trying to see it from their view.)
I just want to wish you folks at Techdirt good luck, and the fact that your enemies are this pathetic but still a nuisance is both a blessing and a curse. It really says something about your righteousness in this situation when even some of the commenters who have been flagged for abuse and spam wish you good luck along with those who have received insightful and funny votes; it just shows how you are morally in the right here.
Then you have to deal with the false positives (of which there will be many -- including people trying to spread counter-info to respond to those spreading disinformation). Then you have to recognize how disinformation strategies will continue to evolve over time, and how those with a vested interest in spreading such information will change their tactics, so whatever worked yesterday won't work tomorrow. Then you have to recognize that you're still going to miss a massive amount of the content, because you have 2.8 billion users around the globe, and no company, no matter how big, and with however many AI bots and human content moderators, can ever possibly review all of it... and you're putting companies in an impossible position.
There are also false positives of people making fun of the mis- and disinformers, such as saying "I got my COVID vaccine shot, and now I have 5G WiFI! Yay! I'm superhuman!" It's obvious satire but a social network has far too much on its plate to make a snap judgment like that so it could be flagged.
if he wants to ask the people who wrote the bloody thing
That should be easy. One of them's currently a US senator, and the other one used to be an SEC Chairman for the George W. Bush administration. It's not like one is divining the intentions of the dead founding fathers or whatever.
You're confusing misinformation with disinformation. And the "He'll read anything that his handlers put on the teleprompter" was also said about Obama.
I, uh, think you missed that the internet didn't break because of all the state-level laws and AG threatening to regulate the telecom monopolies since Ajit Pai disbanded the rules and the FCC's authority to enforce them, meaning the telecoms were on their best behavior.
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[Insert Nintendo Joke Here]
Regard the Lawyer David Bowser, I'd just as easily make a Nintendo joke, but Nintendo would just sic a DMCA on me. 😁
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I completely agree with this.
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If you want proof of this, just look at the problems reported with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Fortunately, there are free ad-based streaming services (e.g. The Roku Channel, Tubi, Vudu Free, Peacock, etc.) which offer content without the need to pay.
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Yeah, that's why I rarely watch anything new on Netflix. On the one hand, they take chances; on the other hand, to them "taking chances" means "throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks".
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Look on the bright side: you got banned from twitter because they interpreted your sociopathy as being the Donald Trump type of sociopathy rather than the Niccolo Machiavelli type of sociopathy...
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In fairness to the Marshalls...
Threats may not always sound like threats. Take the stereotypical mafioso threat snowclone:
Before the mafia got involved, it wouldn't have sounded like a threat, but thanks to the tropic use of it, it now sounds like a threat. The comment that caused all this trouble-
-could have been interpreted as a mafioso threat, so I could see why the Marshalls looked into it. Considering the violence that happened on January 6, I don't think they want to take any chances.
(By the way, Mike, I don't think you're encouraging violence in any way, shape, or form. I'm just trying to see it from their view.)
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Nothing to say which hasn't been said
I just want to wish you folks at Techdirt good luck, and the fact that your enemies are this pathetic but still a nuisance is both a blessing and a curse. It really says something about your righteousness in this situation when even some of the commenters who have been flagged for abuse and spam wish you good luck along with those who have received insightful and funny votes; it just shows how you are morally in the right here.
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Microsoft has proven that it is way better off without Bill Gates at the helm.
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Re: Isn't prostitution illegal?
Don't compare them to whores, who are sex workers doing honest work. Most of the people working at the Capitol are anything but honest.
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Re: Re: Can't respect a coward
Trans women lose muscle mass after they transitioned.
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Ah, thank you!
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The government of Russia is in Moscow, not St. Petersburg. Unless you're talking about the city in Florida…
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You're right, it was Juvenal. I always get Juvenal and Justinian mixed up…
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Revlimid patent expiration
Why would a generic be expected for Revlimid in 2036 when the patent will expire in 2026? Does it really take that long to make a generic drug?
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False Positives
There are also false positives of people making fun of the mis- and disinformers, such as saying "I got my COVID vaccine shot, and now I have 5G WiFI! Yay! I'm superhuman!" It's obvious satire but a social network has far too much on its plate to make a snap judgment like that so it could be flagged.
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Re: Well that should be quick
That should be easy. One of them's currently a US senator, and the other one used to be an SEC Chairman for the George W. Bush administration. It's not like one is divining the intentions of the dead founding fathers or whatever.
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Re: Can't Blame Him
You're confusing misinformation with disinformation. And the "He'll read anything that his handlers put on the teleprompter" was also said about Obama.
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Re: Relevant to next Maz piece, which is locked down!
I'd ask you to stop making spam, but that would be as about as effective if I were to ask Hormel the same thing.
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Re: Maybe They Did
I, uh, think you missed that the internet didn't break because of all the state-level laws and AG threatening to regulate the telecom monopolies since Ajit Pai disbanded the rules and the FCC's authority to enforce them, meaning the telecoms were on their best behavior.
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