Ring owners are returning their cameras

Post by sigwinch » Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC

zetanor wrote: post #169

nindalf wrote: post #155

This news article boils down to "a few people on reddit did something", which is interesting. But we know reddit and HN are definitely not mainstream. Is this hurting Amazon? No, it is not. As long as they're honouring return requests freely, you know that the number of returns is within their accepted levels of distressed inventory. If it's getting into uncomfortable territory, they'll start rate limiting people by…

I'd agree on /r/FlockSurveillance/ specifically, but if Reddit itself does not qualify as "mainstream", then what does? Just FANG?

Post by ChoGGi » Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC

reaperducer wrote: post #163

asdff wrote: post #12

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I have a local one (reolink). Prompted by neighbors getting robbed unfortunately. Will this prevent crime? Maybe some but probably not all. But it would let me know if I have to file a stolen package claim or should wait on the package for a few more days. Plus it has been doubling as a trail camera for the local fauna I had no idea came by so frequently. It faces private property only as it is set up.

Will this prevent crime? Maybe No. Unless your camera is being held by a human being who can take action. Cameras do not prevent crime. That's just marketing. All they do is let people watch crimes after they've happened, and share the videos to spread fear to other people, which then sells more cameras. If doorbell cameras prevented crime, the internet would be full of videos of people trying to steal packages, then…

Post by philipallstar » Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

Forgeties79 wrote: post #173

philipallstar wrote: post #171

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Facebook alone is far more mainstream than Reddit, I would say. Thousands of times more.

Roughly 6x the users and 7x the traffic. “Thousands” is a bit dramatic. Reddit is a massively popular site now, pretty sure it’s among the top 10 most visited in the world.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC

philipallstar wrote: post #176

Forgeties79 wrote: post #173

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Roughly 6x the users and 7x the traffic. “Thousands” is a bit dramatic. Reddit is a massively popular site now, pretty sure it’s among the top 10 most visited in the world.

It's the demographics I mean, not the numbers.

Post by ericmay » Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #164

DrScientist wrote: post #133

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That one image of all the camera's apparently remotely controlled to scan the entire neighbourhood is something it's difficult to unsee. The implication is obvious, the feel is inhuman. The power of a few seconds of video is why TikTok had to be brought under control ( and sadly not just because of worrying about what others might do, but to specifically censor and promote specific messages ). The issue really isn't…

>The power of a few seconds of video is why TikTok had to be brought under control Didn't USA's current regime take over TikTok in order to use it for propaganda? Twitter-X was used so successfully that they're expanding their psyops.