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@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry Yes selling that piece is problematic. But Telegram's not doing that so that's one thing they have going for them.

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry Privacy is too, somewhat, but the trade-offs are different.

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry It's worth adding that security at least is about trade-offs.

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry It's kind of like 2fa over SMS. Not nearly the best, but if choosing between that and nothing, go with SMS.

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry The problem is what goes on at the protocol level, although if the choice is Telegram or nothing I'd recommend Telegram. +

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry Requiring the telephone number isn't the problem. There has to be some way to identify and distinguish between identities, and of all the methods, email or tel are probably the ones with the least number of trade-offs involved. +

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry Sorry I don't mean to jump up and down but people being able to access private, secure communication methods is vital, and nobody's social media direct messaging functionality fits that bill.

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry This includes Musk's recent attempt at encrypted direct messages, which aren't actually encrypted.

@lynnskyi @boogiechild @MichiganPal @songbird328 @Christina @NightDrake @ANGELGIRL1976 @Marvella @jamminjerry Excepting on Signal and to a lesser but still more secure extent, Telegram, direct messages are neither secure nor private. This applies on both Mastodon and Twitter and Facebook. +

In reply to @KaraLG84.

@KaraLG84 Na you didn't see it because I hadn't boosted it yet. I'll try to remember to do that instead.

In reply to @KaraLG84.

@KaraLG84 I suppose I could just keep a user timeline for my site open and then just boost the notes instead of syndicating directly to this account. Would that be more helpful?

In reply to @KaraLG84.

@KaraLG84 There you go I boosted the whole post.

In reply to @KaraLG84.

@KaraLG84 No it's dependent on my server. I think I need to fix my site's federating ability and once I do that you can get the full post in your client of choice. Need to fix my terminal access first which I hope to get to today.

In reply to @deadsuperhero.

@deadsuperhero I prefer the entire post.

In reply to @miki.

@miki @Caoimhe @simon @MS26 to have, or the ability to change money to use at muggle grocery stores at somewhere other than Gringots, which they also don't seem to have. See also: Pulling off muggle dress in order to go to said grocery stores, which most of them fail at. Damn, that's just one plot hole.

In reply to @miki.

@miki @Caoimhe @simon @MS26 The food thing doesn't even make sense according to the terms of the universe, since at minimum Mrs. Weasley would have to make at least a bit of everything they eat in order to then magic enough of it to create those excessive amounts. So OK butter for example: They need either a milk cow, which they don't seem to have, or wizard grocery stores, which they don't seem +

In reply to @technolass.

@technolass @bruce_toews Aw man let us know how it goes.

In reply to @objectinspace.

@objectinspace @matt Yeah but here's the problem. The four freedoms, as expressed in the GPL, don't make exceptions for users who need to use assistive tech or need better color contrast or any other accommodation. *Every* user has those freedoms, and by neglecting accessibility users who need accessibility are being denied those freedoms. Saying "use what you need" is a cop-out, and a slap in the face.

In reply to @colo_lee.

@colo_lee @RickiTarr Yeah. Because to be honest, if I had genuine questions about something like trans sports, and then fuckwods like Ohio's and Texas's and Florida's governors were using that as their leg up to try to do horrible shit to trans people, I'd be pretty pissed and shouting about it.

In reply to @RickiTarr.

@RickiTarr Also it'd be helpful of the people who insist they're just asking questions spoke up when someone like Desantis tries to prevent trans adults from getting their meds or when Texas tries to separate trans kids from their parents because the parents are gender affirming. So far they're not doing that, which makes their just-asking-questions ring quite hollow.