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Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by npteljes »

philipdavis wrote: post #374

Do people in the US still use X? If yes, why? What keeps you on the platform (so the owner is a tiny step closer to destroying your own country)?

Same as every social platform, the network effect. The actual functionality really is secondary to the usage and culture of these. Very much affecting it, yes, but still secondary at the same time. Same with multiplayer games, hangout spots or third places, and the list goes on.

There are many circles where xitter is a default platform. For example, many anime-style nsfw artists publish there as a primary outlet, and many companies publish their most instant news there (like a service outage, change in the opening hours, things like that). That and many other such things are plenty to keep people there.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by npteljes »

stainablesteel wrote: post #515
philipdavis wrote: post #374

Do people in the US still use X? If yes, why? What keeps you on the platform (so the owner is a tiny step closer to destroying your own country)?

i voted for that, i voted for the destruction of the federal government because it's bankrupting us by stealing our money

= Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

#623

Post by pjc50 »

stainablesteel wrote: post #515
philipdavis wrote: post #374

Do people in the US still use X? If yes, why? What keeps you on the platform (so the owner is a tiny step closer to destroying your own country)?

i voted for that, i voted for the destruction of the federal government because it's bankrupting us by stealing our money

This aspect of America has always struck me as the most bizarre: the most vicious enemies of the American state are Americans.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

#624

Post by pjc50 »

tremon wrote: post #535
nanna wrote: post #64

Particularly ironic given that DOGE is reported to be using Signal as its comms platform. [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42579873

That's interesting, given that as an official government department they're subject to FOIA requests and as such have an obligation to persist their documentation.

If you think they're going to follow FOIA law I have a bridge to sell you.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

#626

Post by alt227 »

ben_w wrote: post #610
alt227 wrote: post #520

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Did it this time, even, despite what they say. I disagree. > He did. Did he win? IMO saying he 'sued' someone means he was successful and they had to pay him. Otherwise he just filed a lawsuit.

> I disagree. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/14/media/white-house-ap-ban-... https://variety.com/2025/film/news/julianne-moore-donald-tru... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/13/pentagon-sch... (Wasn't this the villain's plot in one episode of Buffy?) https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/trump-dei-ban-banned-wor... ("Trans" is a common prefix in chemical words, irregardless of humanity, this is stupid) > D…

Thanks for the informative post, have an upvote :)

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

#627

Post by Y_Y »

alt227 wrote: post #418
BSDobelix wrote: post #279

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>It doesnt though, thats the point. Not a Lawyer, but threatening to kill someone is not protected by free speech right? >They keep listening to the hate speech The definition of "hate speech" is unclear and a made-up word to make people feel bad for being angry -> Two Minutes Hate >>The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their existential anguish and personal hatred…

> Not a Lawyer, but threatening to kill someone is not protected by free speech right? If someone threatened to kill me theres no way I would be trying to invoke law to protect me. Why would I when they have done nothing wrong? If they pick up a gun and shoot at me then that becomes illegal and I will call the police or defend myself. If they pay somebody else to act on their opinion and cause me harm then again it b…

> If they pick up a gun and shoot at me then that becomes illegal

While I appreciate your free speech maximalism, I can't help but feel you're shutting the door after the horse has bolted.

My feeling is that someone should be allowed to say that they hate me, and that they'd like to kill me. All the same, if I think they'll actually attempt to do so then I'm ok with the law trying to prevent it.

I'm fact I'm glad that they're allowed to express themselves like this because then I know who not to stand near cliff edges with.

For real though I think a lot (but not all) of opposition to things like hate speech is really an opposition to the feeling being expressed, rather than the expression itself. I'd prefer someone didn't have hatred in their heart, but once they do I prefer that they're open about it.

(You might say that that will only encourage others to become hateful, I don't necessarily agree, but it's a fair concern.)

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by noname120 »

Pretty sure it's because literally all the signal.me links are the same when you remove the part after the #.

When you perform an HTTP(S) request you never provide the part after the # in the request URL, it's only interpreted by the web browser itself. It's likely that their antispam thing does the same and ignores the hash altogether.

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Example of link (blocked): https://signal.me/#eu/P01wpUmC4nT2BBTwMrPAw7Nxcp81055tKHGbYw...

Without the hash (blocked): https://signal.me/

There is no blocking if you add any letters in the path (e.g. “abc”): https://signal.me/abc#eu/P01wpUmC4nT2BBTwMrPAw7Nxcp81055tKHG...

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

#629

Post by p2detar »

rapnie wrote: post #618
philipdavis wrote: post #374

Do people in the US still use X? If yes, why? What keeps you on the platform (so the owner is a tiny step closer to destroying your own country)?

Even the European Union still has X as their primary platform: https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en

OP meant people though, not organizations, which I assume are not that easy to migrate.

In the end it's a void question though. users will flock to where opinions resonate with theirs.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

#630

Post by buttercraft »

scarab92 wrote: post #287
soulofmischief wrote: post #269

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you have verifiable information that debunks or improves upon existing text in the article, which meets the standards of the organization (not self-published, etc), I promise you that your edits will be considered and integrated. There is a Talk page for a reason. The system is not perfect, and is still vulnerable to certain kinds of subterfuge, but the more critical thinkers involved in the process, the better. I…

You seem to have completely missed what I was saying. Journalists get suspended from social media platforms for doxing all the time. These events are not newsworthy, and wikipedia articles are not written about them. The problem isn't the content of this article, it is that the article exists at all. It only exists because wikipedia editors apply different notability thresholds to one side of politics than the other.

Wow, post after post of rhetorical, bad faith bullshit. Amazing.
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