2025-01-05T18:56:05Z https://nostr.now Éibhear 🔭 https://nostr.now/npub1hktwjpg95vuetnqx560lmpp6uz9njr9w3aj772q54aac76q9umhqla3yly https://social.gibiris.org/photo/profile/eibhear.png?ts=1669275258 https://social.gibiris.org/photo/profile/eibhear.png?ts=1669275258 https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgxem5ysjuh7q7ms7cqak2jrtsaq6nlkyfljz6rwrqn6zpyh8jxszyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuxf3pxp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0f6ymtvd23q008t9xz8nd7zuvlykl4zepmxxgsrkyrv8j05a42gqhmum37'>nevent1q…um37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>People who lose elections and blame others will continue to lose elections. 2024-10-15T20:03:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86qq9s6wnp3da5tj8zkhkhtuvqecft3ef9r8eju6yrxyswfsjumqzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwulterwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8r2chtsfhsng6m8npkgkljpscyq4z9djvlq8skha37988sl7p0uc28mvcz'>nevent1q…mvcz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nah. The Brits will try to be the last. It&#39;s the sort of one-upmanship they internalise, and they may well succeed. 2024-09-18T22:23:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxagwc8wt28dpwhyqvtcts9gws8t3j9pelpesrczh3aa76a76pywszyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwutzmwgf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszk5l3dc2whstekvyc0455xjm8wduwjzucwfhux3tqzpupu57k6fsfeqfq7'>nevent1q…qfq7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think you&#39;re not reading what I&#39;m saying. Let&#39;s punish twitter for failing to abide by the laws, and let&#39;s punish those who decide that twitter would not obey the law. This is 100% clear, and something I agree with. <br/> <br/>What I disagree with is the idea that a member of staff of twitter should be personally held liable -- up to the point of imprisonment -- for Musk&#39;s decisions, knowing as we all do that Musk listens to no one when he has a bee in his bonnet. 2024-09-01T11:52:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8hqrkpnxjfp48y4gpcjwlmhpylka6nnnxc2as0r0mw262ssy9v6czyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuvr55mr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3wjmnqvz7pe6z262sfexpjhway4qrlvp2cpvxr0l49rvn98vrzq5rc2m4'>nevent1q…c2m4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which leaves the judge with the course he took. <br/> <br/>But to expect that a local representative with no content moderation authority should go to jail for Musk&#39;s refusal to take down stuff is horrifying. To expect that a local representative would have content moderation authority is to fail to understand how social media companies work. This is something the judge should not have ordered. 2024-08-31T21:22:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7l5t07c3j4m8ek8nkj0t3kte30lw9elfh77p3zyfleumk9zxckszyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwufnn0vh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdp3qn9z699qv7hcpfv267y3fe2pfk2ll2dzushd9jlmkpfav068sg3yxgy'>nevent1q…yxgy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Content moderation in social media companies is centralized. <br/> <br/>The local representative would have nothing more than advisory powers, and we know Musk doesn&#39;t take advice. 2024-08-31T21:02:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspshj0e00h6w95z5pu2fmxlckkxnnnaydvc52chcljv93xnuwjazgzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuagwnr0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsphh9dvqtr49auv553wuruu8el0h3mq0sk37zc3k6c06qxtsemrlstx0j3g'>nevent1q…0j3g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... but that was my original question all those hours ago: <br/> <br/>[quote]Was the judge intending to imprison that person if twitter continued to refuse the orders?[/quote] <br/> <br/>If the answer was always &#34;no&#34;, we could have saved a great deal of energy. 2024-08-31T18:30:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqast5dqqlpwjppw878h3rvcvqkk77crw6sxup9vasf2ym4u27u3szyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwugpnhsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgs5agtspdu8kh07jjlc5cd2g9qj0m02fdvz8srnnd2tg39436kwsg240eq'>nevent1q…40eq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, the order to appoint a local officer was [i]not[/i] so that officer would be punished if Musk refused to obey the other orders? 2024-08-31T18:17:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2nufxtrmu7q7lnjnj07em8amy06k0z92rszvdq39j0wq4s04wkhgzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwufz29ht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqapx4nsf5uy20tatmhn5t0yhkhgge8zdavtpnas8g3thj8alazasgp0mqn'>nevent1q…0mqn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... and there isn&#39;t a social media company anywhere in the world who will give content moderation authority to an officer in every country that requires it. Some expectations need to be adjusted for reality. <br/> <br/>I restate for clarity here: I have no problem with twitter being blocked. My problem is that we should never accept an innocent person (an accountant? a janitor?) being appointed the designated hostage when a country has a dispute with a company&#39;s HQ. 2024-08-31T18:10:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2r2vmthtq27c67mphad0eqj3dhf0qehcp2ukdd309tmks69647qzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwur6yg9f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx58c55vtj96mqq3z5j0xglc6cn73u8rr5fd58cj8npj3kfys9jagpyfjku'>nevent1q…fjku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That next step could (and should) have been the first step: block the website and move on. 2024-08-31T15:46:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdy22p5cs5asesrlkh2hhqn8cpl6pvfhl355jfhxwex9vy4axl65qzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwun34jmc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vn0cc7cwtfgzjr8dcshwad90sa8pkghlzgqtwjzazc4jsgmgp8ghgjwyx'>nevent1q…jwyx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The local representative is not the captain. At best, it&#39;s the first officer&#39;s mate. <br/> <br/>The operation of the ship is under Musk&#39;s control, and if there is someone to arrest, arrest him. <br/> <br/>If someone can&#39;t represent the company locally because the company won&#39;t comply with the law, then they resign. If the company has shut down the office and there&#39;s no one in the country to represent the company, then there&#39;s no one in the country to represent the company. <br/> <br/>[quote]there is no company in the world without someone responsable for the company, period.[/quote] <br/> <br/>In this case, it&#39;s Elon Musk. <br/> <br/>I go back to some of my original questions to you: <br/>[list] <br/>[li] Was twitter ordered to appoint a local officer by the judge? <br/>[li] If so, was that order made so that the judge would have someone local to personally punish? <br/>[li] If so, how is it reasonable to expect someone with no authority in twitter to agree to such an appointment? <br/>[li] Also, how do we think this isn&#39;t a human rights issue? <br/>[/list] 2024-08-31T15:45:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05s96z7cuqt38gmktt9lgjhysr78mk3sknw9hjsqx93xucll37zgzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwutymndy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxjt2mpqkl4lud43yqtj4l5sru6lfqsgget3hz6av8zg60w5mcwsxx6sv3'>nevent1q…6sv3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. But, if the office is shut down, and the judge says: &#34;open that office again so that I can arrest one of your employees because you won&#39;t comply with my orders&#34;, who would apply for that job? <br/> <br/>Imagine if Musk really really wanted to re-open an office in Brazil, who would he get to agree to be sent to jail? Who would have loved ones who would allow them to be sent to prison for Musk. Would Musk actually care if someone went to jail for him? Would he be any less of an asshole? <br/> <br/>The operating assumption where any of this is could work is that the office, the staff and the operations all take place within the jurisdiction. But, none of this is true for twitter and Brazil, so it&#39;s a bit odd to support the notion of employing someone to be arrested and jailed for Musk&#39;s decisions to operate a company (as shittily as he deems fit) in a completely different country. 2024-08-31T15:36:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3et6tnsxe8sg7r2hcdady8fazss8wwvs36ncj78xsc372304g2szyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwusmp7u7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz69c9wvps9jq3qx6mph8pvjm7vsfwdsrs4n5xls6gdy26x7rv5es2gucwn'>nevent1q…ucwn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>CEOs, yes. <br/> <br/>Not appointed representatives for what the CEO does or fails to do. <br/> <br/>Quitting is hardly an option if you&#39;ve already had a warrant for your arrest issued: <br/> <br/>Judge: &#34;Jail that person!&#34; <br/>Policeman: &#34;Why?&#34; <br/>Judge: &#34;Because his boss broke the law&#34; <br/>Staff member: &#34;I&#39;ve quit -- I don&#39;t work there any more&#34; <br/>Boss: *continues breaking the law* <br/>Judge: &#34;Dammit. Foiled again!&#34; 2024-08-31T15:29:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfr6xn0lsqwm6l4h4d3vqd8ghq68ezp2jaw573u9l2la65qtttswqzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuuwzt3h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyrmld8xu2gnkclxyg46dxrh7fjfmgje7f3rmevxptp3x4a95kgtgeq90fv'>nevent1q…90fv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>[list] <br/>[li] Order the website to be blocked <br/>[li] Seize the company&#39;s assets <br/>[li] If you can get the legislature to agree, pass a law banning government departments from advertising on the website. <br/>[li] Shut down the company (i.e. de-register it). <br/>[/list] <br/> <br/>If you make it about the individual, then you have a serious human rights issue on your hands. 2024-08-31T15:22:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5z4un7l7pt3jmwuyfuj0e6cx8af35p6z2um4dfp85yg7twah5eqzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuvaxaf0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h0u7rq45cumguuy3rn0e2sauvgw4zu0ffl2hqj93jjd8l85k23czp5yqq'>nevent1q…5yqq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I accept all of that -- no argument. <br/> <br/>But were the fines to be levied on the representative personally (i.e. &#34;If twitter won&#39;t pay the fines, we&#39;ll make you personally liable for paying them&#34;)? 2024-08-31T14:37:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswm9mr0p84uwtytfkvmwtpvp2qy2xukp8c2554p234d2r7pqc0wlqzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuujx2tq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98we4wkf6sj88njthlfh05nj8kethfaqvjxpu77lt6fqeckzzcfs2kawxf'>nevent1q…awxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>[quote]If you have question I&#39;m here to help![/quote] <br/> <br/>Ok. I&#39;ll bite. <br/> <br/>I understand that one of the orders that twitter refused to follow was to appoint a legal representative of twitter in Brazil. <br/> <br/>My questions are... <br/>[list] <br/>[li] Is my understanding correct? <br/>[li] If so, what purpose was this legal officer to serve? <br/>[li] Was the judge intending to imprison that person if twitter continued to refuse the orders? If so, in what way is that not a human rights violation? Who did the judge think was stupid enough to agree to such an appointment? <br/>[/list] 2024-08-31T14:23:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vq4hyunyg39cqzuzka5hwrl3gty3ydlx2mj6cd8yk0zz6tp3fzgzyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuvnj5l3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf70637680kt4npdmakhwlddhm05qp8d0x5t0knk3j0umv6s0g7tqph4puc'>nevent1q…4puc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our administration, political and civil, is frozen by the fear of the moral hazard: If we make it easier for people in general to do something, some will abuse that facility. Therefore, we can&#39;t make it easier for anyone. <br/> <br/>It&#39;s pathetic, and it perpetuates all forms of inequality in Ireland. 2024-07-31T09:57:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstrdygxxwv2wtnemd7devxul58km02teeq752cj7wcytp3gfhectszyz7ed6g9qk3nn9wvq6nfllvy8tsgkwgv468ktmegzjhhhrmgqhnwuzucjxz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsww6r2da24td6pn4py7vreprdkntxk660af7zrdj8ayd2alra6xwgctxsqs'>nevent1q…xsqs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had a debate about that a few years ago in Ireland. The Green party leader, of [i]all[/i] people, as minister for transport dismissed the idea on the grounds that it would result in a lot of unnecessary journeys. <br/> <br/>I still reel at the pathetic excuse. 2024-07-31T09:01:51Z