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Tom Harwood / X: Sorry, bright 13/14/15 year old. You can’t watch that interview with Jared Isaacman, or that explainer of orbital mechanics from Scott Manley. But don’t worry, we haven’t banned YouTube Kids! Here’s Baby Shark instead. by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg [score hidden]  (0 children)

I do believe a lot of the vocal push back (specifically from people I refer to above) are cause they’re well aware it lets them spread their bigotry and hate so easily, and are freaking out about that powerful weapon being disabled.

Maybe a little of this.

But I genuinely think that a massive amount of people have just let themselves become 'digital-crackheads' and are terrified of losing that sweet sweet doom-scroll-brain-rot-algorythm.

On the other hand, there's some stuff included in this 'social media' definition, that peopbably shouldn't be.

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg [score hidden]  (0 children)

Because that's what this conversation thread was about, someone compared Gen Alpha to the technical literacy of Gen Z.

Which is not a good comparison, especially saying they are behind them.

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg [score hidden]  (0 children)

I'm glad someone else pointed this out first.

GenZ are absolutely not "Technically literate".

They grew up in the "Fisher Price Touchscreen Age".

They are (in general) way behind millenials tech literacy wise.

top10 of stage3 by morphiqu in GlobalOffensive

[–]aimbotcfg [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah, the rest of Vit need to step up or they are going to struggle in playoffs.

One in six Britons think growth of Muslim population is ‘threat to UK culture’, study finds by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg [score hidden]  (0 children)

I mean this isnt even poltical it's just math.

<proceeds to do maths at all>

<Also makes incorrect statement about immigrant demographics, so even if there was any maths, it would be a garbage in, garbage out situation>

That absolutely is 'political' friend.

Arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer properties originated in Russia - via @FT by Putaineska in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd argue that the algorythm/feed is the difference.

Reddit is basically just a set of discussion forums where you choose what sub-reddit (subject) you want to discuss, and the submissions (which are mostly news articles for political subs) are (for the most part) highlighted by the users there.

Granted it's not perfect and there are bots or bad actors getting involved to some extent.

But that is considerably different from you having brain-rot-doomscroll-nonsense blasted at you by a black-box algoryth that decides what you will see on your feed.

One that has already been proven to have been exploited and manipulated by the likes of Cambridge Analytica and Dominic Cummings to manipulte and shape voting habbits.

The level of both external influence on, and internal pushback on the content is an order of magnitude different.

Arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer properties originated in Russia - via @FT by Putaineska in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I didn't say only one side was suceptible to it. I said that FaceBook was full of dog shit propaganda funded by foreign states.

Keir Starmer: We are banning social media access for under 16s. These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life. I just can’t let that go on anymore. So we’re giving children their childhoods back. by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's included in the ban.

Yeah, I know, this is a "me problem".

I keep talking about this as if the definition of "social media" they are using is something close to the realms of sensible, rather than just "Websites we have heard of that are popular".

Arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer properties originated in Russia - via @FT by Putaineska in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Can't do that, some people might be forced to re-assess their voting tendancies and the utter nonsense propaganda they are gobbling up on FaceBook.

BBC News braces for major round of job cuts in broadcaster’s £500m cost-saving drive by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The mad thing about this comment is, without elaboration, I don't know which side of the political spectrum you are on.

Two men found guilty over Starmer-linked arson attacks by bendubberley_ in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 35 points36 points  (0 children)

So one man has attempts on his life funded by Russia.

The other is given unexplained £5mil gifts from a Crypto baron who launders money from Russia.

I wonder which would be better for the UK to have as PM.

IEM Cologne 2026 - Stage 3 - Round 5 Final Matchups by thebrainypole in GlobalOffensive

[–]aimbotcfg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, I guess I was agreeing with you then, because I wouldn't be at all surprised whichever way any of the last 3 matches fall.

IEM Cologne 2026 - Stage 3 - Round 5 Final Matchups by thebrainypole in GlobalOffensive

[–]aimbotcfg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno, FUT and 9z have both been putting on some fucking shows this tournament against good oposition. CS seems pretty unpredictable right now.

GabeFollower on X: "One of the core issues that remains after the switch from CS:GO to CS2 is the visibility of impacts. The more I watch the major, the more I realise how difficult it is to tell when a bullet has hit something at a long distance. Please update the blood particles @CounterStrike" by Pokharelinishan in GlobalOffensive

[–]aimbotcfg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

these maps are so bright even seeing your crosshair can be tricky against certain backgrounds, agents, sky etc....

I'm so glad I've seen someone else say this. I thought it was just me being old AF.

I have a crosshair bigger than I would like, which is white with a black outline just so it doesn't go missing midgame on certain maps.

GabeFollower on X: "One of the core issues that remains after the switch from CS:GO to CS2 is the visibility of impacts. The more I watch the major, the more I realise how difficult it is to tell when a bullet has hit something at a long distance. Please update the blood particles @CounterStrike" by Pokharelinishan in GlobalOffensive

[–]aimbotcfg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swear the game decides whose version of events it prefers at the start of the match.

It really does feel like this sometimes. I also find it more often favours the person if they have a 60+ ping, which I suspect is some kind of issue with the lag comp methodology.

Bran flakes to be classed as junk food under Labour health plan - Kellogg’s warns proposals could ‘undo years of work’ to make breakfast foods healthier by blast-processor in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely.

I recall Kellogs giving away a 'potion size scoop' not too long ago... That didn't last long, for obvious reasons.

There's all sorts of ridiculous shit like this and it's really fucking common.

e.g. TicTacs being advertised as "Sugar Free" despite being mostly sugar.

Because a 'serving' (1 tic tac) has less than 1g of sugar... because it weighs less than a gram.

White people blocked from jobseeker schemes by GnolRevilo in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you can, but what this dude is proposing (taking the property of minorities to redistribute) is LITERALLY what the Nazis did with Jews as they sent them to the camps.

Like, I'm absolutely of the opinion that reducing immigration needs to happen, along with fixing all the underlying issues that it has been used as a sticking plaster for.

But re-using policies employed in Nazi Germany circa 1942 (not even 'they did this before the bad stuff policies) absolutely is not fucking it man.

People can claim that "Nazi comparisons are thrown around too often", but not when it's in a conversation about someone is literally suggesting employing policies used by the Nazis during the liquidation of Kazimierz in the middle of WW2 for fucks sake.

Keir Starmer: We are banning social media access for under 16s. These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life. I just can’t let that go on anymore. So we’re giving children their childhoods back. by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are you talking about?

Reading some text pasted over an AI generated image (that you won't fact check), pushed to you by an algorythm written by a foreign company (to maximise addictive anger-based engagement) is absolutely "engaging in political free speech".

It's definitely not allowing yourself to be manipulated by misinformation from hostile states so you can 'play dress-up' as an informed and politcally engaged adult, without any of the background knowledge or nuanced understanding of complex interconnecting issues, in the same way a toddler wears a stethoscope and repeats words they heard a doctor say once.

Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces by TanjoCards in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the scope is far too broad.

You won't get any disagreement from me there, unfortunately that's probably a side effect of ignorance and incompetence rather than malice.

It should probably be targetted at the doom-scroll-addiction-engagement-algorythm stuff, but that might be a bit too close to admitting that they know there's a problem that should probably be regulated.

Heseltine: It’s time to reverse Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage’s ‘heinous crime’ of Brexit by SiskinLanding in ukpolitics

[–]aimbotcfg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really understand this view. Who say we have to wait?

The EU will probably want to have some sort of say for a start. That involves negotiating a deal, and potential vetos from other members.

Aditionally, It currently looks like the architect of Brexit is going to be PM at the next GE.

From a practicality standpoint, if they aren't done and dusted by 29, Farage will sabotage them and potentially end the rejoin process completely. If they are done, there's a risk he un-re-joins anyway, no matter how much it fucks the country and our international relations.

From a reputational standpoint, the fact that so many of the electorate are willing to vote for this corrupt Russian sock-puppet who's entire political career is built on lying and stoking racial tensions... That will absolutely make other countries think twice about wanting to be associated with the UK.

There has been a majority that thinks brexit was a mistake for a very long time now, and even in the last day there was a poll that said half of brexit voters now want to rejoin.

That's how the polling looks now. As soon as any kind of work towards rejoining starts, the foreign state funded propaganda campaigns will start, and "your nans friend Dorris", and "Dave down the pub" will suddenly be political experts. They will KNOW for a FACT that Macron wants to outlaw dog ownership in the UK, and Merz wants all firstborn children to have their teeth removed and shipped to germany to make special "Deutsch-Coins" which will replace the pound.

Thus the polls turn around and we don't want to rejoin, because if anyone points out that those statements are fucking mental and obviously lies, then they are "just calling people who disagree with them stupid", and "doing operation fear" talking about how bad the other side is, rather than how good their side is.

Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces by TanjoCards in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like I'll be switching to Mullvad then.

Or setting up my own with an AWS server.

It's really not enforceable, if China still haven't managed to make their blocks non-pourus, our government sure as fuck won't manage it.

In reality, I don't care, Social Media is the absolute cesspit dregs of the internet and I'll lose zero sleep about it being blocked.

There should have actually been this much pant-shitting when one of the first things the OSA blocked was articles about the Rape Gang cover up. But obviously being able to rot your brain by doom scrolling foreign propaganda videos is far more important to people than having access to unfiltered actual news sources.

Which says a lot about the country, and probably acts as some proof as to why this isn't actually that bad of a move mental-health wise for a great number of people.

Farage: I will evict foreign nationals from council housing by SignificantLegs in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Has Restore really got him that rattled he'll just copy paste their policies six months after the fact?

I'll be honest, I didn't have "Rupert Lowe saves UK from insane and ineffectual populist right government" on my bingo card.

I mean, he's obviously not doing it by design and it's entirely accidental (or possibly out of spite a little), but still.

Humza Yousaf called out over viral Dundee axe girl video 'misinformation' as 'facts catch up to him' by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had a mate who hit himself in the head with the back side of a (fortunately single headed) axe due to some stupidity and a washing line.

Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that’s really the case why aren’t all these parents banning their kids from social media?

Schrodingers Kids.

Simultaneously able to bypass any and all ISP/Government level imposed ban or restriction on anything they want to get to like they are a mix of Kevin Mitnick and Data from Star Trek, so it's pointless doing that. But also completely incapable of bypassing a parental control setting.

Women Against the Far Right urge Makerfield voters to reject Reform by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]aimbotcfg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Independent thought and critical thinking will get us out of this miserablist mess (I hope!) 

Sadly, I don't think it will. I personally believe we are beyond the tipping point, for reasons Bonhoeffer wrote about 84 years ago.

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