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I've never heard of anyone getting arrested for removing DRM. DRM removal tools are actively sold online with no crackdown. However people keep getting busted here and there for piracy, and piracy sites keep getting shut down.

I think at the end of the day if the copyright holders are getting paid they don't really care, and the police cares about piracy way less than they do.

this whole explanation that something is “a perspective” or “interesting” and so that means it’s okay if it doesn’t fall into the category of “true” is… it’s not good.

I mean, it can be if you're amplifying irrelevant voices, as amplifying irrelevant extreme rhetoric sparks panic and polarization. But if, say, an official says he thinks something about how Trump is running things, that's interesting. If a new poll comes out about sentiment amongst voters about how Trump is running things, that's interesting. And Rachel Maddow blogs, which I share in @[email protected] here and there are, if not interesting, at the very least a perspective shared by a non-insignificant portion of the population. By sharing these things, readers get a window into the thinking of people who have a different perspective than they do, which isn't just positive, but a necessary means of fighting polarization, and fueling compassion and empathy.

I mean just someone explaining their take on things is fine. Maybe that’s what you mean by (2).

Correct. I'm not going to run around sharing links to conspiracy theories, that is completely different.

What you’re saying now is different from what you said before.

Yeah, in hindsight I wasn't entirely correct in that initial response. I know for a fact that I saw some things that lead me to that conclusion, but I am less sure that those things I saw were accurate now that I think about it.

Where does this happen, what are some of the cities? Where can I read more about it? How did you find out about it?

Some cities I have seen this happen in were San Francisco and New York City (there might be others as well but I can't remember off the top of my head). I am not aware of any studies or anything that quantify or validate my conclusion though.

Hey! I really appreciate you looping me in on this.

I am just trying to sort out whether you are (1) posting this stuff because you think it’s true (2) posting it because “doing battle for your team” so to speak is the pattern of behavior you see, by fun conservative commentators you’re trying to emulate (3) posting it because you’ve independently decided that you don’t give a shit whether it’s true as long as it “feels” like a win for your side.

For the things I post, I'll usually post them because I either 1) think that the content is probably both relevant and true, 2) it portrays a relevant perspective, or 3) is just plain interesting

If any articles I share make false claims in a community like @[email protected] then I'm more than happy to remove them. For places like @[email protected] I'm not as careful and I hope it's clear that the stuff over there or at @[email protected] aren't always going to be 100% true or objective.

Now as far as my behavior is concerned @bdonvr@[email protected] if I'm no longer welcome here I'll leave. Many of my communities here are continuations of my old Lotide communities, and I only left that software because it's abandonware now. I'm sure at this point there'd be other Lemmy instances I could go to if you don't like what I post here.

Edit: Also, the point of Rule 6 was to reduce spam, as my communities were starting to get brigaded by leftists basically saying "fake news" verbatim in the comment sections of certain news posts. I don't like those types of rules, but it seems necessary for now since it keeps happening. It's a neutral rule, so if anyone says "fake news" on an article from a center or left leaning source I'll remove that comment too.

Edit 2:

No this is a thing in blue states, and not at all related to being a citizen or immigrant. I think they call it “equitive justice” or “progressive prosecution”, either DAs will refuse to charge a POC for a crime due to their race, or judges will waive bail for the same reason.

Where did you read this? Can I find out more details about why you think this is happening, and read for myself the argument that it is happening?

This was something I noticed during BLM riots particularly, and in some blue areas afterwards like in New York (though not as prominently since the riots), there'd be cases of somebody stealing something or hurting someone, caught on video, and the DA would refuse to place charges on the individual. For the life of me I couldn't figure out why else they would do that.

Now to be fair I think there was some overlap between the BLM riots and me still watching Steven Crowder so maybe some of the stuff I observed at the time wasn't entirely accurate or correct (I stopped watching him during the Summer Of Love because I noticed he wasn't as truthful as he claimed to be during his coverage)

Only one so far, Black Bag. Great movie although you have to pay close attention or you might feel confused by the end.

I don't think she reads any responses or anything

What's the scam?

Isn't this political?

Great video though. My favorite type of propaganda film by far. Down with fascism and racism!

I thought it was really good and if it overcame those shortcomings it would have been ever better.

Eh IDK I think this movie is gonna have great word of mouth. Wouldn't be shocked if it ends up making even more money this upcoming weekend.

Their charges will probably get dropped, if they get charged at all.

These attacks have been happening for weeks if not months bit this is the first time folks are starting to get arrested for them.

You seem really worked up over it, you're playing into the same thing you're complaining about.

I think they'd be better off just airing reruns of Suits on NBC, or at least using it as a lead-in for Suits LA