karashta

There’s a few reasons to get that data.

To weaponize it against us himself, or sell it to our enemies.

To create a “master list” that the authoritarians can use to disburse and destroy those they disagree with or find impure.

This isn’t just about some shitty AI. It’s about destroying and controlling us.

He’s currying favor with world leaders because he saw how easy it has been for such vast wealth to undermine and topple American democracy and he wants to do this everywhere.

The block function is heavily used. Whole block lists get passed around quite frequently. I’ve never really seen much hate on there unless I’m clicking into something obviously heated politically. Other people may have other experiences, but the current culture there is to not engage the hate farmers and just block people instead

I see them on BlueSky more than any Mastodon or Lemmy instance, sadly. But that could just be my experience.