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Re:The Twitter Algorithm by blululu on Friday March 31, 2023 @06:35PM (#35394689)
It’s omission. They built for Americans because they were Americans. No one building this said “let’s ignore Canadian politics” or any other country, they just didn’t think about them at all, because like most Americans they don’t really care about the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island or whatever actual issues are happening in Canada.
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by 908B64B197 on Friday March 31, 2023 @07:11PM (#35395018)
The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights (because that's a thing over there?) and bank accounts arbitrarily frozen did get a little bit of attention in the American medias.

> the insidious Québécois plots to annex Prince Edward Island

I know it's a joke, but the people of Prince Edward Island would most likely welcome it. Economically that would be a huge boost. Not sure Québec would enjoy it however.

Perhaps they should look at annexing Labrador?

Re:The Twitter Algorithm by mthoms on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:10PM (#35396694)
Bank accounts were not "arbitrarily frozen". This is total nonsense.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-t...

Re:The Twitter Algorithm by canjobear on Saturday April 01, 2023 @12:19AM (#35397088)
Not arbitrarily: the freezing was targeted against political protestors.
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by HyperSane on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:13AM (#35397622)
They were going pretty damn far beyond "protesting" they were trespassing/loitering/squatting.
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by nicky0 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @03:31AM (#35398078)
Loitering, dear god!
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by HyperSane on Saturday April 01, 2023 @04:10AM (#35398306)
When done in giant trucks blocking traffic and making tons of noise and exhaust fumes for weeks it is a crime.
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by 908B64B197 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @11:50AM (#35401213)
That sounds straight out of Russia or China.
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by LudwigNagasena on Saturday April 01, 2023 @01:26PM (#35402114)
Your article seems to support the idea that bank accounts were arbitrarily frozen.
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by HyperSane on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:12AM (#35397615)
> The freedom convoy and it's repression with suspension of constitutional rights

This was needed because the convoy of morons was seriously damaging people's quality of life and the local police did not do their job. The police in other towns DID do their job and blocked the trucks. You should be mad at the cops who just sat by and watched the convoy of morons roll in with their thumbs up their butt.

Re:The Twitter Algorithm by concordDance on Saturday April 01, 2023 @06:06AM (#35398951)
What exactly is allowed in a protest is quite a thorny issue.

Here in the UK there are environmental protestors gluing themselves to the streets and I have quite mixed feelings about them.

A protest that does not inconvenience anyone is very easy to ignore.

Re:The Twitter Algorithm by 908B64B197 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @11:59AM (#35401297)
You can see here how wild and inconvenient these protests were. The bouncy castle and hot tub were a big public nuisance!

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74pbbhCZng

[1] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hzfwaSVIvoA

Re:The Twitter Algorithm by HyperSane on Saturday April 01, 2023 @05:24PM (#35404221)
The constantly idling giant trucks very much were a public nuisance. YOU wouldn't want to live near them.
Re:The Twitter Algorithm by the_why_of_y on Saturday April 01, 2023 @06:14AM (#35398991)
Indeed their acts of terrorism were not reported by international media.

For example, during the occupation of residential areas of the capital they created deafening noise around the clock that was measured indoors (windows closed) at levels causing permanent hearing damage after minutes of exposure, with police doing nothing to stop them.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30434168