PascalSausage

PascalSausage , 1 year ago to technology in Amazon claims it isn’t a “Very Large Online Platform” to evade EU rules

It’s actually three medium-sized online platforms in a trench coat.

PascalSausage , 1 year ago to technology in Meta's upcoming AcitivityPub-enabled app Threads will only come with an "import from Mastodon" option. The new network won't federate on day one.

Anyone operating an instance should defederate from this shit immediately. This is exactly the kind of corporate overreach that isn’t welcome here. This will end very poorly for the fediverse I think.

PascalSausage , 1 year ago to piracy in What is the benefit to joining private torrents?

Better speeds, better access to niche content, arguably better privacy.

PascalSausage , 1 year ago to technology in Federation, Defederation, and You - FAQ and Megathread

ITT: People not understanding that if they don't like the rules on one instance, they can use literally any other instance and that problem will evaporate.

PascalSausage , 1 year ago to technology in Megathread for Reddit Blackouts and News - Day 2

Spez has told Reddit staff that the blackout “will pass”.

He’s right, it will. And that’s the problem.

A two day blackout means nothing to Spez and Reddit. What it tells them is “we can treat the userbase and developers like shit and they’ll still use our platform for the other 363 days of the year”.

The only thing that will force Reddit to the negotiating table is blacking out indefinitely. Not a single protesting subreddit opens back up until they realise what made the company so attractive to investors in the first place.