Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following a fake account?

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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by dreen on Thursday September 24, 2020 @08:33AM (#24577966)

Many local Polish authorities declared themselves "free of LGBT ideology". While legally unenforceable under current law, it still has had a big effect in terms of behaviour and public discourse.

> I'm not aware of any significant persecution or hate towards gay people in Poland

Then you need to stop burying your head in the sand. Gay, queer and trans people are attacked all the time, and they have a very strong reason to be afraid. Public institutions are encouraging the aggression, because it serves the interests of those in power.

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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by pjc50 on Thursday September 24, 2020 @08:14AM (#24577822)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54191344

"Around 100 towns and regions across Poland, nearly a third of the country, have passed resolutions declaring themselves free of "LGBT ideology". These resolutions are essentially symbolic and unenforceable but they have provided fresh ammunition in Poland's increasingly bitter culture war."

True or false?

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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by mamon on Thursday September 24, 2020 @09:00AM (#24578169)

False, obviously. The resolutions were about promoting family values, things like making towns family friendly environment by building kindergartens, etc. There's not a single word on LGBT, homosexuality, etc in any of those resolutions.

You can read the whole thing here:

https://v.fastcdn.co/u/ff8eca37/50262470-0-SKPR-commune-ENG....

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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by pjc50 on Thursday September 24, 2020 @11:24AM (#24579466)

Yeah, the other commenter has it right - you don't have to mention queerness to build a system of prejudice, and the "marriage is between a man and a woman" is just the top headline aspect of this. Further down in the document:

"Programmes of partnerships with communi-ty organisations should respect the principle of strengthening the family and marriage and rule out the funding of any projects harmful to these values. It is especially crucial to exclude any chance of allocating public funds and public property for projects that undermine the con-stitutional identity of marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman"

== explicit prohibition on use of public funds for any pro-non-straight marriage activism

"Parents should be allowed to verify any external organisations operating on the premises of the school and any materials they use during non--compulsory classes dually: both individually and collectively – through the parents’ board. It is a good practice to present information inc-luding not only the name but also the program-me and profile of the organisation to each parent separately, in a way allowing them to become familiar with the content thereof before enrolment. A similar mechanism should be applied to any other teaching and educational activities pursu-ed by schools or institutions that go beyond the curriculum or that involve issues covered by the cu-rriculum of Family Life Education, including those financed from public grants"

== any parent can veto any external material on ideological grounds

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Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ... by mcphage on Thursday September 24, 2020 @10:02AM (#24578679)

> There's not a single word on LGBT, homosexuality, etc in any of those resolutions. You can read the whole thing here.

If you download that link, and read it, this is the very first section:

> [...] including the protection of marriage, being a union of a man and a woman, as well as the family, motherhood and parenthood, the right to protect family life [...]

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