Social Media RIP.
Wake up and smell the coffee.
Anyone who has read the news, knows it.
We’ve been cross-posting for a long time about what the new Authoritarian EU internet regimen would lead to.
Well — it’s on.
Social Media as you knew them — RIP.
All they are now good for is saying “hello” & “ good-bye.”
Not very social — is it?
I am curious to see where this all leads.
The FB-filters came on at midnight.
Of course I had to check it and posted a silly meme.
Being the curious type I am…
Boom! Bumped for 24 hours for breaking community standards.
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This is effectively a pretty intense damper on freedom of speech and it’ s rather unnerving to think that humor - is no longer deemed appropriate as a means of communication.
Now — it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people will leave FB.
But will it be enough people to put a dent in the FB economy? That remains to be seen.
More than anything — it signals change.
Corporations are clearly taking over the public space. Even if Zuckerbleurgh and his “good” gang of “friendly” folk — are clearly not interested in such trite matters as freedom of opinion, or communicative discourse.
Who will step up to the challenge?
Is the “Darknet” where it’s at?
We knew it was coming — question now — is what are the options — where will people turn to exchange ideas, express themselves freely and continue building activist communities and create political forums?
More than anything — this is an admission of guilt — now we no longer have any excuses — the truth is too ugly.
Welcome to Invertia— where up is down, good is bad, and democracy is no longer even a pretense.
I doubt this will be enough to spark outrage.
But it sure as hell is enough of a signal; Freedom as we knew it — is no longer.
Feels strange, once it comes to poke you in the eye like that — don't it?
/ PD
