Before Musk, Twitters advertising was driven by engagement, and engagement was driven by encountering things that made you angry. So they were slow to respond to anything but the most egregious cases of hatred and bigotry.
It doesn’t block them though does it? My understanding is that it simply filters them so that you don’t see them anymore. They’re still there doing their thing though.
To those from the Western hemisphere, it’s always fascinating to hear that some homes and businesses from the times of the Greek philosophers still have inhabitants, and then you remember that the Western hemisphere is itself not without its own examples, for example some Mexican villages still have temples from the times of...
They were so weird! Their eyes were really light, and their pupils dilated, and they were behaving strangely. I was wondering if they’d been in to some fermented fruit or something…
Here is our regular update that explains what we have been working on for the past two weeks. This should allow average users to keep up with development, without reading Github comments or knowing how to program....
This was my conment on a post saying that pregnant people should always be used instead of pregnant women. My comment was under someone saying vitamins for pregnant women should say vitamins for pregnant people. I have a trans son and many trans friends. My comment was not promoting hate! Fucking reddit mods
Maybe its regional or cultural but the FTM trans I know well wouldn’t object to being referred to or lumped in with pregnant women on a general basis and if they did they are fully capable of correcting those refering to them with whatever term suits them.
Cool. Whatever works for them.
But it’s worth being aware that as you’re not trans yourself, the whole “I have trans friends who are ok with this behaviour many trans people feel is problematic” just sounds like the same excuses bigots have used over the years. “I have black/trans/female friends who are ok with <insert problematic topic>”.
Secondly, even if you are accurately representing their perspective, no one is taking away anyones right to identify with whatever terms best work for them. The issue is not pushing terms on to others who don’t want them.
Your friends can identify with pregnant women all they like, but it becomes an issue when trans men who don’t share that stance get told that they’re the problem
And this is why you were banned. You posted bullshit. And when trans people explain why it’s a problem, you tell them that no, actually, they’re wrong, and that you, the person who isn’t trans, knows how they should feel.
I have a couple of married friends. Both trans guys. They tried to adopt, and their options for surrogacy all fell through. So one of them carried their daughter. He didn’t want to do it, but they were out of other options, so he did.
He wasn’t “female whilst pregnant”. He wasn’t a mum, a mum to be, a pregnant woman, or any other term like that. He was a pregnant man, or when needed for clarity, a pregnant transgender man.
I’d ban you too, in a heartbeat, if you brought any of that bullshit in to a trans or queer sub that I moderate.
You having a trans kid doesn’t give you permission to walk all over the voices and experiences of trans people trying to navigate pregnancy
We have a new front end for our users to try out. Photon is my favourite of the three front ends we have enabled. It’s clean and modern, and for those of you who moderate communities, it has good access to moderation tools!...
I started my photography journey with an Oly. And I always loved them. But lenses were hard to get in Australia, so I moved away from them eventually. Nothing else has ever felt like “home” though, but now, with the availability of lenses, and the sheer amazingness that is the OM-1, it was time to come home :)
Jack Dorsey says he quit Bluesky because it was becoming another Twitter (www.businessinsider.com)
What is your little slice of the internet that you own/maintain?
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLopDcjdhYBYkHE_nqV7QNz…...
How old is the oldest building in the town you live in?
To those from the Western hemisphere, it’s always fascinating to hear that some homes and businesses from the times of the Greek philosophers still have inhabitants, and then you remember that the Western hemisphere is itself not without its own examples, for example some Mexican villages still have temples from the times of...
Torresian Crows (Corvus orro) - Kedron Brook, Brisbane, Australia - May 2024 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Image description: Two crows in a tree, partially hidden behind branches
Lemmy Development Update 2024-05-11
Here is our regular update that explains what we have been working on for the past two weeks. This should allow average users to keep up with development, without reading Github comments or knowing how to program....
Got permanent ban in r/LGBT and when i asked why I got a 3 day ban for promoting hate. (lemmy.world)
This was my conment on a post saying that pregnant people should always be used instead of pregnant women. My comment was under someone saying vitamins for pregnant women should say vitamins for pregnant people. I have a trans son and many trans friends. My comment was not promoting hate! Fucking reddit mods
Nvidia will be pushing users of recent generation cards to the open source modules rather than their proprietary modules! (forums.developer.nvidia.com)
What are you up to instead of what you wish you were doing?
welp it's coming up on one year since i've been here
so thanks to the admins for the year of blahaj it’s been amazing :)
New Photon front end (phtn.lemmy.blahaj.zone)
We have a new front end for our users to try out. Photon is my favourite of the three front ends we have enabled. It’s clean and modern, and for those of you who moderate communities, it has good access to moderation tools!...
aussie zone's anniverssary date?
Hey all, can anyone tell me the date we’re gona land on for the first anniverssary?...
is it just me or was blahaj lemmy down for a while for nyall?
Rose Breasted Grosbeak (lemmy.world)
First time spotting at the feeder. Nice!
An Interview With Jack Dorsey (www.piratewires.com)
Torresian crow (Corvus Orro) on my back deck looking for food - Clayfield, Queensland, Australia - May 2024 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Image description: Head and upper body shot of a crow, with blurred greenery visible in the background
New gear acquired
Just got my hands on an OM-1 MKII and an m.zuiko ED 100-400. No bird will be safe from me ever again!