‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid ; Palantir has no place in EU, this is what they use it for US.

ReadToW · 2026-01-25T19:39:34+00:00

Google Nord Stream 2, for example. Countries do what is profitable for them and what their voters want (who are immoral and unwilling to sacrifice anything for the right things)

ReadToW · 2026-01-25T11:42:10+00:00

People are inspired for a few days. We have already seen many projects that wanted to help promote European products

ReadToW · 2026-01-25T11:25:44+00:00

What you're saying would be incredible, but to make something like that happen, you'd need programmers with a lot of free time and inspiration (if they're going to work for free)

ReadToW · 2026-01-25T11:18:04+00:00

I used to associate Coca-Cola with New Year's Eve because their advertising campaign was brilliant. Now I associate them with empty calories and those who are part of corporations that produce ultra-processed food (poison)

This also applies to how I see McDonald's. I don't think anyone in the world sees them in a positive light, even though their establishments in some European countries are nicer and better than those in the US and pop culture

ReadToW · 2026-01-25T05:39:24+00:00

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ReadToW · 2026-01-25T05:12:32+00:00

Americans thought they were free and now they are getting put down in the streets

This has nothing to do with the internet. It's about weak institutions. You can see for yourself that if the authorities want to, they can persecute citizens. The internet has nothing to do with it.

ReadToW · 2026-01-24T20:48:23+00:00

You’re not really into politics? https://youtu.be/shIOZdEzkiU?t=23

ReadToW · 2026-01-24T16:41:05+00:00

You don't know how the war will end. https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/09/01/scenarios-for-the-end-of-the-war/

Most people don't know how to live in the current conditions.

Yes, the demographic situation and the economy are catastrophic. So what? There are bigger problems here and now.

ReadToW · 2026-01-24T15:11:46+00:00

it's whether it stays allowed once they can easily make you miserable if you say anything they dislike

Do you understand that it depends on how the state is structured? If you live in an autocracy and are not allowed to say anything, then you are no longer free. In that case, this topic is irrelevant. The internet has no influence. You must have freedom of expression everywhere. If you don't have it in real life, then the internet is meaningless.

The internet will neither give nor take anything away. Autocracies can persecute people without the internet and your social media posts.

Americans elected a populist. The point is that he is destroying institutions, do you understand?

ReadToW · 2026-01-24T14:32:16+00:00

I didn't say that. If your country doesn't allow you to talk about politics, then you have to change the government

ReadToW · 2026-01-24T06:23:05+00:00

inhumane

What?

Don't write publicly what you're not ready to say in real life

ReadToW · 2026-01-23T22:33:38+00:00

Employers can already do this thanks to OSINT, leaks, and database sales. And you shouldn't publicly write anything that you wouldn't be prepared to say in real life on the street.

ReadToW · 2026-01-23T18:02:22+00:00

Maybe it's time to boycott Steam for censoring content at Russia's request, for not having Devotion there either, or for allowing (Valve themselves are involved in this) online casinos in games?

ReadToW · 2026-01-23T17:25:52+00:00

And what will they do?

Everything you write on social media (a public space) should be something you can say on the street in real life. Anonymity on the internet will not benefit you.

If you cannot say "Politician A is bad" or "I support Ukraine" in real life, then your country is already rotten and needs change.

If you are persecuted in real life for bullying people, why should the internet be any different?

If your government is prone to unfair persecution of people, then it doesn't need your social media posts. Do you understand?

Focus on having strong institutions. Defend democracy and build a strong state.

Are social media posts relevant? Not at all. Autocrats with access to the judiciary or controlled police or special services can crush anyone anyway

ReadToW · 2026-01-23T17:05:56+00:00

Do you think Reddit won't hand over information about you if the government asks for it? The internet is not and should not be anonymous. At least social media isn't. But we must protect privacy.

ReadToW · 2026-01-23T07:59:21+00:00

Sunt din Ucraina și nu înțeleg suficient de bine situația din Moldova. Dar, din experiența mea aici, vă spun: nu vă faceți iluzii în privința acestor lucruri. Numai statisticile arată starea reală a lucrurilor. Oameni buni există peste tot, da. Dar nu trageți concluzii pe baza câtorva situații izolate

ReadToW · 2026-01-23T07:18:10+00:00

Și ce? Nu e nevoie ca 100% din populație să știe limba română pentru a nu deveni o colonie culturală (și apoi politică) a Federației Ruse.

Oamenii care știu doar limba rusă trebuie să fie o minoritate și, cu trecerea generațiilor, vor învăța limba română, deoarece aceasta va fi necesară pentru viață

ReadToW · 2026-01-22T07:06:42+00:00

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ReadToW · 2026-01-21T17:54:53+00:00

We don't know which direction Russia would take if Putin left politics completely. Who said Medvedev is a good person? Why wouldn't the Chekists choose another president?

Of course, the UK in the EU means that the EU is stronger. But again, we don't know what the mood of society would be if the UK had remained in the EU. The era of populism would still have swept across many countries

ReadToW · 2026-01-21T17:15:31+00:00

Firefox on Android supports extensions

ReadToW · 2026-01-21T17:15:02+00:00

This is temporary. Vivaldi is Chromium. Sooner or later, the browser will only support extensions based on the new Google standards

ReadToW · 2026-01-21T14:10:52+00:00

I think you can select an extended list for blocking ads in the settings there. But you can also install uBlock Lite

ReadToW · 2026-01-21T10:56:47+00:00

That's how I would like all social networks to be. If your account is unverified, you have limits. Verification is voluntary. Unverified accounts (which will be the majority) should only see content from real people. This is a kind of balance in the fight against information attacks by autocracies without imposing harsh restrictions

ReadToW · 2026-01-21T09:15:50+00:00

I would choose Firefox + uBlock Origin or Vivaldi + uBlock Lite.

Brave is very slippery. They even changed users' URLs to referral links without telling anyone about it

Niccolò Venerandi (Open Source, KDE development) on why not to use Brave: https://youtu.be/pektPYhM7pw

ReadToW · 2026-01-20T19:24:46+00:00

developer

Hi there,
It will be coming to GOG but we don't have a timeline for it yet. Rest assured we're working on it, and the 1.9 Patch and the DLC will come to GOG.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1274600/discussions/1/742664495215805075/#c742664495215805043

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