Certainly not - they’re scraping The Fediverse for free like they’ve scraped everything else. Whether they bother using the scraped data or not is a different story. Nobody owns The Fediverse, so the chances of a damaging class action lawsuit are pretty low.
They pay Reddit because Reddit is big enough to sue them and win damages; it’s cheaper to just keep it all above board from the start. Reddit has a TON of data (human-generated and otherwise).
after reading about people who don’t understand law I can only say YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE less of a dumbass. (not you, mkwt, all you did was put Aretha in my head which is never a bad thing, also FREEEEeeeeeWAY OF LOVE)
Fury Road was great because it was audacious and utterly over the top. Making a back-story prequel for Furiosa makes sense in the modern “beat the horse until it’s dead” movie business. But they at least have to do a good job at it.
q: How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb?
a: pointing at a burned-out bulb: “We already changed it, can’t you see it’s working perfectly? Nothing’s good enough for you people. What do you want us to change it to now, a gas-light?”
Gen alpha has no fucking clue (lemmy.world)
Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold (www.theverge.com)
Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue (www.404media.co)
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X is the worst social media app for LGBTQ+ people, says new report (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Israel Threatens 'Severe Consequences' for Nations Who Recognize Palestine (www.commondreams.org)
Sovcit made her own license plate out of cardboard. (lemmy.world)
‘It’s not vital to spend five days a week in the office’: the bank boss who works from home (www.theguardian.com)
The 'Fury Road' Practical Effects Myth Is Hurting 'Furiosa' (textualvariations.substack.com)
Conservative cell carrier Patriot Mobile hit by data breach (techcrunch.com)
Conservatives: "Hey want to hear a joke?" *Transphobia* (lemmy.world)
Federal judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring dealers at gun shows to run background checks (fortune.com)
Don't watch new roadhouse
Just watch the original roadhouse.