Europe
Europe community on dbzer0. Intended to be a place to discuss European news, politics, or just general topics from a European perspective. Since this is on dbzer0 expect the community to lean more leftist-anarchist but a wide range of views are accepted here (within reason).
Rules:
1. No Bigotry or Hate Speech
Any forms of Homophobia, Transphobia, Queerphobia, Racism, or Ableism will be met with swift and harsh action and will not be tolerated here whatsoever. Bigots will be banned immediately on-sight. This includes apologia of it.
Trying to be politely or intellectually bigoted i.e. "Just asking questions" won't be tolerated.
2. No Zionism
Any forms of Zionism or Zionist rhetoric will not be tolerated here, this includes Zionist apologia, accusations of antisemitism towards anti-Zionists, or blatant denial or downplaying of the genocide towards Palestinians. Any attempt to uphold or prop up the IHRA definition of antisemitism, will be treated as Zionism.
Anyone engaging in Pro-Zionist sentiment or apologia will be actioned in accordance with its severity.
Note: Trying to find loopholes or whataboutery to see what is or isn't genocide denial or Zionism will be treated as a violation of this rule. Don't test us.
3. Stay Civil
Please maintain civil discourse in the community. Do not engage in arguments with others, name-calling, or insults. Note that calling out bigotry or Zionism is not considered an insult. In heated arguments users are encouraged to or even required to disengage failure to do so will result in mod action.
4. No Misinformation
Spreading of misinformation intentionally in this community is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Spreading misinformation hurts the credibility of the community and can mislead people sometimes in dangerous ways. Users who intentionally post misinformation as articles, comment answers, or in attempt to win arguments will be actioned swiftly.
Note: This includes Russian and Chinese propaganda. Users with a history of such posting will be banned on sight.
5. No AI Content
Please do not post articles or content primarily created using generative AI. Generative AI content may contain misinformation or be lower quality and thus is discouraged. Posts and comments featuring it will be removed. However this community does not allow or tolerate Anti-AI trolling or hostility and users who engage in such behavior will be actioned for it, additionally Anti-AI trolling violates Rule 3 and often Rule 4 so it is generally unacceptable already.
Note: Rules 1 & 2 may be subject to preemptive mod action due to their severity, and they apply to a user's entire post history. Not just this community.
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Ok, but what do I do about the fuckass perverts that wear Meta glasses and record and dox people in public, as has increasingly been happening? I have no Meta social media and I'm still been harassed by the Zuck.
Let's be honest, we're at the point where quitting Facebook/Instagram isn't enough. Quitting Facebook isn't gonna stop their regulatory capture, they are moving towards consumer technology and that's just gonna be another corporate surveillance nightmare on top of what we already have.
Wait, the glasses have a doxing app?
That’s inevitable with these sorts of things. But is it here already?
Yeah, we have Meta glasses here in Europe, just no AI features (yet). You can take pictures and video basically wherever. A lot of right wing "influencer" types have been using them to target and take photos/record "undesirable" people in public and post them online.
Being recorded by public cameras with full knowledge vs being recorded by a private citizens in public with discrete recording devices are two very different things. Everyone was outraged with Google Glass, where is that energy for these fugly Meta Raybans?
Personal experience, some shithead tried to "discreetly" record me because I had a keffiyeh in Amsterdam. Fortunately it's been raining here all week and I had a hat and rainhoodie on, plus a mask. Saw his sunglass light turn on (I was already suspicious, why tf is he wearing sunglasses in the rain), started yelling at him, and he bolted when the station security showed up.
Sincerely, thank you for your service.