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   funnymonkey (funnymonkey@freeradical.zone)'s status on Sunday, 12-Apr-2026 00:34:04 JST funnymonkey

   Yup. Instead of blaming people on the receiving end of bad services, why not -- hear me out here -- demand better services?

   https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/

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     Misuse Case (misusecase@twit.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Apr-2026 05:54:26 JST Misuse Case

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     • Aslak Raanes

     @funnymonkey @aslakr Yes, Estonia! They are also a model for building and delivering good digital government services - it’s possible with enough political will.

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     JT Leskinen (milesizdead@mementomori.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Apr-2026 10:09:37 JST JT Leskinen

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     @funnymonkey 83 youth researchers released a statement with a similar message last week. Our government is thinking about a social media ban for youngsters, so it had to be done.

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     funnymonkey (funnymonkey@freeradical.zone)'s status on Monday, 13-Apr-2026 07:41:43 JST funnymonkey

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     • JT Leskinen

     @milesizdead The parallels between privacy protections -- which always devolve to blame the user rather than hold the companies accountable -- are so striking.

     I'd love to see us get this right.