[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Knowing someone socially doesn't always equate with showing respect.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, "people of color" is considered respectful.

And you're right, language can change pretty fast. I've seen plenty of respectful words become slurs. I've even seen slurs be reclaimed by communities. Don't even get me started on person-first vs identity-first language.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Good water bottles help me stay hydrated.

I have two glass bottles, which are much more durable than plastic. I suppose it's the tempered glass. I invested in ones with nice lids. They don't spill, but they're easy to open.

If I fill both, then I have water without convincing myself that I can get up.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I followed the link as you suggested. I found a slight correction on the way it works.

A "shadow account" was some layperson's attempt to describe what happened. That seemed clear to me immediately. It also seems that Threads and Instagram are much more intertwined than users expect.

I understand why this would upset people! I was furious when I tapped one screen wrong and connected my Facebook and Instagram accounts. It can't be undone. It changed a profile picture. I didn't quite become angry enough to delete both, but I stopped using them.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If you used your real info, you can get it deleted by pretending to live in California. I think that Meta's compliance page is hard to find.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure. Normally, most users would come back as you describe. But if the lack of mods gets too serious, then most users will begin to get bored or annoyed. If other platforms scale up well, boredom translates into "I heard about....."

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

It's similar on android. Most apps that use it legitimately relate to health or fitness. I suspect that your headphone example would apply to Pixel headphones, also.

Meta probably wants it mostly for advertising purposes. They aren't exactly cautious when selling data, though, so who knows?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yes, this is the reason Meta keeps fighting Apple and Google when the app stores add marginal transparency.

I wonder how many people will even consider the possibility that they need to check those permissions carefully lest the social media app collect health data?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

They are collecting health information and a category called "sensitive information."

Fighting to keep apps from gathering my location is old news. Many also want my photos, and I don't trust them enough. Meta's policy is a whole different level of creepy.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. It also has phrases to convince laypeople otherwise. This letter wasn't written for the client. It was written for the news.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This fits my observations. It seems to be easier for some very small, tight-knit communities. I can see why migration would be more feasible for those.

The larger trend will probably be much slower. Lemmy and other solutions need to grow, develop, and do some search optimization. I suspect that the number of mods on Reddit will slowly go down over the next year or two. Hopefully, most will find a new landing place.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This made me curious. A while back, I decided that I'd had enough with lousy results. I started trying different search engines, and I landed on DuckDuckGo.

After reading your comment, I went and searched the same term, grass. At the top, it showed a short section of 'products' and one ad. The next result was a store, then Britannica's article on grass. Fourth result was Wikipedia.

I figure that a 'products' link and one ad, clearly labeled, is reasonable. After all, the search engine is free.

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