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Soatok Dreamseeker · 16w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2c63xtpskf2q0p2l9vnm4d9f0npfrdy2yhgdtylca5escalxd46qxdywac Every single user needed to individually delete it for themselves in the group chat
Mudlark :verified_trans: profile picture
@nprofile1q... that’s fucked :floofMug:

Im sorry but how did any of their team think that was acceptable - that would make anything but pre-emptive moderation totally ineffective. A single bad actor in a group chat even for less than a minute, could potentially force hundreds of people at once to load csam or other malicious/illegal content onto their devices the next time they opened that chat, with no moderator recourse.

I’d previously wondered why most furry groups operate on TG instead of signal, but yeah if they hadn’t added basic mod actions till now, that could be one reason.
Soatok Dreamseeker · 16w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2c63xtpskf2q0p2l9vnm4d9f0npfrdy2yhgdtylca5escalxd46qxdywac Every single user needed to individually delete it for themselves in the group chat
aeva · 25w
they listened to the community and dropped anthropic <3
Mudlark :verified_trans: profile picture
@nprofile1q... (preface, can see the edit, did already tell blender) I’m not sure why people who were initially against blender taking the anthropic money are treating this as a good thing - they’re still taking the anthropic money, so they haven’t listened to the community, just changed the PR spin on it.

Idk I wouldn’t like. Give them praise and a heart for this?
Blender 🔶 · 26w
Welcome Anthropic as a Corporate Patron sponsor of the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund! This support will be dedicated towards general Blender core development. More details at https://www.ble...
Mudlark :verified_trans: profile picture
@nprofile1q... blender has been the biggest success story in FOSS since Linux. Why do this? Are there no actual artists or creators involved in these decisions?

Anthropic is also significantly involved with war and violence. Does the project accept those kind of sponsors now?

I feel like accepting this sponsorship is going to have knock on effects for the project that go much further than the size of the cheque you’ll get - you’re damaging trust, not just with the users ( not that the project leadership cares about what users/artists think, clearly ) but with devs and the people who contribute to the project. They’re not dumb, and they don’t have to donate their time if they don’t feel the project deserves it
Soatok Dreamseeker · 29w
The biggest problem with the kinds of Democrats that fall for this nonsense is this unfounded belief that we're somehow The Good Guys. Exhibit A: https://www.inc.com/don-reisinger/jeff-bezos-says-bi...
Mudlark :verified_trans: profile picture
@nprofile1q... I think what a lot of Americans don’t realise (or don’t want to admit) is that trump is possibly the most ‘American’ president there’s been so far.

Like, this is what the American empire is about. Invading other countries and killing their people, as well as the absolute prioritisation of the wealth of the capitalist class over the needs and rights of the people. He is much more abrasive about doing it, but the presidents before him were doing the same things, just quieter.

I think this can be best seen in /why/ trump is so deeply unpopular. The issues that are dominating popular discussion for Americans are… cost of living and ICE. A lot of Americans are unhappy with government because the misfortune is pointed inwards at them too now. Hell, even the main concern people have with the Iranian war is an economic one, not the ‘killing people’ part.