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abc-xyz commented on Ecosia – A search engine that plants trees ecosia.org/... · Posted by u/fossislife
This doesn't do a proper proxy to bing btw. Bing is loaded in your browser, not on their server. It knows who you are and what you search.
Might as well use Google for better search results than bing. Unless you really wanna help plant trees.
DDG does a proper proxy.
> DDG does a proper proxy.
How do you know? I mean they’re closed source and you have no idea what data they send to Microsoft’s Bing and Advertising APIs.
The situation in HK is depressing, especially when Western corporations and politicians seem to admire the CCP more than democratic activists.
What can an individual do to help Hong Kongers? Any suggestions?
Boycott everything Made in China (I’ve been doing it for years, and it’s not that difficult.. I mean if you can find alternative for 9 out of 10 goods then it’s of course still a big win). Similarly, boycott companies that kowtow to China (you can probably save a lot of money by doing so, e.g. by pirating all Disney movies/tv series instead of going to the cinema/paying for Disney+).
Support companies that voice support for those oppressed by the CCP (such as ProtonVPN, Notepad++).
Vote for politicians that are not afraid to stand up to CCP (I for instance voted for Trump despite having my political views mostly align with Sanders - solely due to his anti-China stance.. you can of course also argue that his administration has singlehandedly done more to stand up to China than the rest of the world combined in the past couple decades).
Spread awareness of China’s atrocities. If more people realized that CCP are even more evil and dangerous than Nazi Germany then we’d likely see more aggressive policies towards China (such as banning their companies from our markets, keeping the tariffs (Biden said he’d end them) - hopefully with other countries similarly implementing tariffs).
abc-xyz commented on The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours twitter.com/TwitterSafety... · Posted by u/edward
An image that is obviously not a photo. The dude is literally standing on a large puzzle board. It's a reference to something that actually happened, and clear it's not an actual photo... Should political cartoons also be removed in your opinion?
I don’t think it’s obvious at all, especially when you view it on a mobile. You can also see the words Morrison used to describe the post: “truly repugnant, deeply offensive, utterly outrageous. The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post. It diminishes them in the world’s eyes. It is a false image and a terrible slur on our defense forces.”
As for whether the post should be removed.. well, I’m personally against censorship, but if you’re going to remove Trump’s posts then I similarly think this post ought to be removed as well.
abc-xyz commented on The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours twitter.com/TwitterSafety... · Posted by u/edward
Can you cite any BLM or Antifa accounts that were posting tweets instigating violence (and which weren't shut down)?
Not BLM/Antifa but Lijian Zhao (Chinese diplomat) posted a doctored image of a soldier holding a knife to a child’s throat with the message: “Shocked by murder of Afghan civilians & prisoners by Australian soldiers. We strongly condemn such acts, &call for holding them accountable.” (https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1333214766806888448). Twitter didn’t even bother to post a disclaimer (like they do with Trump’s tweets) and ignored the request of Australia’s PM to delete the tweet.
I bet the fibre connection to the not-Huawei 5G towers is going to be Huawei anyway.
It’s also absurd that EU would even consider using Huawei in the first place given their desire to achieve technological sovereignty.