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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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Free Speech Goes Only One Way (infosec.pub)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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Edit: Guess who won't face any accountability.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There have been numerous instances of successful lawsuits against the government where someone’s freedom of speech was infringed upon.

For every singular success there's been a thousand failures. And the long arc of history has bent towards censorship, particularly in the 21st century.

The purpose of “Freedom of speech” is to protect you from the government.

The courts do not protect your freedom to speak. They occasionally promise compensation years after you've had your speech quashed and your organization busted up. But the bar for the plaintiff is high and the cost of legal fees is crippling.

A news media company collaborating with the government is certainly immoral.

This isn't about morality. A news company manager that acts at the behest of a government agency bureaucrat in exchange for financial compensation is an agent of the government. In the same way that a private security guard paid with public money is a cop.

You're not free. Your oppression has been monetized.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works -5 points 5 months ago

Your misunderstanding of what constitutes Freedom of speech is utterly irrelevant to what it actually is.