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Re:Twitter API appears to be down, breaking Tweetbot and thi... by ponow on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:04AM (#34365116)
People choose to use social media, as they choose all media. People are individually responsible for the physical actions they make, even if a little bird told them what to do. It may be easier to control people by limiting what thoughts they're exposed to, but a people isn't free if that's done.
Re:Twitter API appears to be down, breaking Tweetbot and thi... by manholio on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:18AM (#34365209)
It's all fun and games until you are slain in the street because people chose to regard you as subhuman after a little bird told them so.

Disseminating politically extreme misinformation kills people - look no further than Russia, where a state run propaganda campaign has made people no more stupid or immoral than you or me support a vicious war of aggression against their neighbors.

Re:Twitter API appears to be down, breaking Tweetbot and thi... by ponow on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:34AM (#34412812)
No, the killer kills physically. Being told to is no excuse.