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YSK Snopes.com was taken over by investors in c/[email protected]
YSK Snopes.com was taken over by investors in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

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YSK Snopes.com was taken over by investors (en.wikipedia.org)
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snopes#Change_of_ownership
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Richmond_(entrepreneur)#Snopes.com_lawsuit

https://www.wired.com/story/snopes-and-the-search-for-facts-in-a-post-fact-world/
https://www.courthousenews.com/fact-checker-snopes-owners-accused-corporate-subterfuge/
https://web.archive.org/web/20220923232402/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/snopes-co-owners-acquire-remaining-140000348.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovrn_Holdings

Snopes.com has been thought of as a reputable and trusted site for fact-checking.

From 2016 to 2022, the original mom-and-pop owners were sued out of their company in what was described as a "hostile takeover".
Snopes is now owned as a for-profit "programmatic advertising business".

Grand Rule in c/[email protected]
Trans refugees turn to TikTok and Instagram for help fleeing red states in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

If you are a trans person wanting to flee a red state, but have no place to go, send me a secure message.
I cannot do much right now, but I can refer you to AFFORDABLE & SAFE shared living.

happy day rule in c/[email protected]
[NSFW:Death] Video footage of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson getting shot from behind in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

"Didn't you hear? Congress just passed a bill legalizing murder if you're rich."
"No, they didn't - Oh, my God, they did! Just because it passed the House doesn't mean the Senate will-"
"Really, Diane?"
"Okay, but the president could still veto-"
"Really, Diane?"
"All right, sure, but the Supreme Court... Okay, I get it."
"Look, don't take it so hard. If you wanna do something about it, just make a billion dollars and murder me!"

Panic rule in c/[email protected]
yall overcomplicating it fr rule in c/[email protected]
U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack in c/[email protected]
U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

We were looking into federated+floss MatchGroup alternatives last week, and didn't find much of anything.
Most compelling was that some people are using matrix spaces to facilitate dating/hookups, but I imagine those spaces have similar pitfalls to Discord "dating".
Something akin to OkCupid back when it was owned by Humor Rainbow would be pretty popular, imo.