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  • Google/Reddit Collusion

    From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to All on Fri Aug 8 13:02:50 2025
    Google very openly favors Wikipedia and Reddit. Whenever there's a question about anything, Google always makes sure that users get the Wiki and/or Reddit view on things before all else.

    Both platforms (Wikipedia and Reddit) appear to be constructed of input from the public; "anyone" can edit/append a Wikipedia article, and "anyone" can post or answer a question on Reddit. Right?

    Wrong! Someone posted on Reddit "Did Black Sabbath really sell their souls for rock and roll?" I answered the question "Ozzy did, because he used his fame to get fans to vote for Biden, which led to the deaths of more than 3000 people along the US-Mexico border."

    Then when I checked back on Reddit months later, my reply was deleted and my Reddit account was "permanently banned for violating Reddit's terms of service."

    The big dawgs are in charge of everyone's psyche, and they have 0 tolerance for people who stray from the hive.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Aug 9 15:07:36 2025
    Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=-

    Google very openly favors Wikipedia and Reddit.

    Which is why I don't trust Wikipedia and don't use Reddit anymore.

    Both platforms (Wikipedia and Reddit) appear to be constructed of input from the public; "anyone" can edit/append a Wikipedia article, and "anyone" can post or answer a question on Reddit. Right?

    Nope. That hasn't been the case for a LONG time now.

    Then when I checked back on Reddit months later, my reply was deleted
    and my Reddit account was "permanently banned for violating Reddit's
    terms of service."

    i.e. you committed wrong-think and wrong-speak and must be removed for the good of mankind.

    The big dawgs are in charge of everyone's psyche, and they have 0 tolerance for people who stray from the hive.

    Yup. That's why I dropped out of most of those systems. I keep a few around for specific topics (i.e. non-political).

    I don't buy from Amazon much anymore - because I can no longer write a review after I (accurately) described 2 books on BBSs as 'woke nonesence'.

    One person can't do much. But drive enough people off and the Left will eat itself and kill the platform. Is that Woke Twitter thing still out there? Blue something.


    ... Do ya really believe her when she says size don't matter?
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