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Cake day: June 8th, 2023
  • ram@lemmy.catoPolitics@beehaw.org•Opinion | Elon Musk’s Antisemitism Problem Isn’t About Free SpeechEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ya, this is stuff we already know, isn’t it? Like, it’s just common knowledge

    Summary and Key Moments

    Courtesy of Kagi Universal Summarizer:

    Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has coincided with a surge in antisemitic speech on the platform. After the ADL met with Twitter executives, hashtags calling to ban the ADL emerged and Musk engaged in an online campaign against them. He blamed the ADL for Twitter’s loss in revenue and called them the biggest generator of antisemitism. His criticism echoed antisemitic tropes but he claimed to be for free speech. However, Musk uses Twitter more as a platform for his own speech where he can boost accounts he likes and throttle competitors. Premium users who pay more also see their tweets prioritized, skewing discussions right-wing. While a truly free speech platform would tolerate abhorrent ideas, Musk’s actions in threatening critics and amplifying certain voices shows he is using his power more to privilege voices close to his own views rather than promote liberty of discussion.

    • Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter has led to a surge in antisemitic speech on the platform, sparked in part by Musk’s criticism of the Anti-Defamation League.

    • Musk endorsed posts criticizing the ADL and started his own campaign against the organization, accusing it of being the biggest generator of antisemitism on Twitter.

    • Musk’s criticism of the ADL tapped into classic antisemitic tropes while claiming to be against antisemitism.

    • Musk portrays himself as a free speech absolutist but has used his authority on Twitter to suspend accounts and throttle competitors.

    • Twitter under Musk has become a “pay-to-play” system where privileged accounts can boost their reach by paying a monthly fee.

    • Far-right voices that engage in cruelty, bigotry and misinformation seem to dominate the platform.

    • Musk’s own endorsements and responses on Twitter can instantly direct massive attention to certain accounts.

    • Twitter resembles Musk’s “playpen” more than a free speech paradise, with Musk’s values shaping the platform.

    • Merely tolerating abhorrent speech is different than agreeing with or amplifying it, which Musk has done.

    • Musk’s invocation of free speech is disingenuous, as he uses his power to privilege certain voices over others.

  • ram@lemmy.catoGaming@beehaw.org•Looking for games with unique core mechanicsEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    • Majora’s Mask: a 3-day timeloop where everything resets when you go back

    • Katamari: A giant ball gets rolled around and collects stuff forever

    • Baba Is You: Movable text is rules to the game

    • Untitled Goose Game: You have to piss people off the right way

    • Billie Bust Up[unreleased]: Musicals tell you upcoming platforming challenges

    • Celeste: every time you die you quickly reset on the same “page”/small tile of map

    • Splatoon: you shoot at the ground to go faster, hide, and/or win

    • Odama: real-time tactical wargame pinball

    • Golf Story: Golf-based fetch quests

    • Astral Chain: asynchronously control a companion in combat

    • Okami: paint skills on-screen in combat

    • Astro Bears: Snake but in 3D

    • Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime: Up to 4 players pilot parts of a ship together

    • Pokemon Ranger: draw circles around monsters to catch them

    • Viva Pinata: breed pinatas to create new species

    • Spore: create and evolve a creature

  • ram@lemmy.catoGaming@beehaw.org•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    1 year ago

    Sony just shot themselves in the foot.

    I don’t know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I’m an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It’s not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

    What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want PlayStation+, nor will they purchase any of Sony’s games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Sony has alienated an entire market with this move. Sony, publicly apologize and cancel your 30% price hike for PS+ or you can kiss your business goodbye.