Goodbye Substank.

[greg_ray@mastodon.au]

@cavyherd I don’t believe anything such creatures say. I always assume they are lying, especially about data retention.

[muddyfields@hoosier.social]

@Greg_Ray "
...deleted instantly after 7 days"

[donhawkins@mastodon.social]

@Greg_Ray https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-substack-data-breach-user-accounts-leaked/

[burnitdown@beige.party]

@notyourfanboy @Greg_Ray they don't just platform nazis, they pay nazis.

[greg_ray@mastodon.au]

@donhawkins Such a professional outfit!

[energisch_@troet.cafe]

@Greg_Ray nonono, it's not attractive at all 🥴

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@notyourfanboy @Greg_Ray

somebody should add the biometric data collection for verification to the list of reasons to leave Substack over at

https://leavesubstack.com/

[bekopharm@indieweb.social]

@Greg_Ray people will think of the days GDPR popups annoying them as the good old days.

[wuzzy@cyberplace.social]

@Greg_Ray Wait, does the Online Safety Act really go so far that it doesn't even allow minors to READ BLOGPOSTS?

Or is this just propaganda from Substack so they have a lame excuse for their Persona deal?

[wuzzy@cyberplace.social]

@Greg_Ray Btw I just LOVE the whole ideology behind this age verification CRAP:

"In order to protect children, we MUST endanger YOU. "

[dirk@gts.0x7be.net]

@Wuzzy @Greg_Ray The most absurd thing: In most jurisdictions you need to be an adult to get internet access, so online age verification is completely useless because people who are online are legally …

… a) adults
… b) under the supervision of adults

[malte@radikal.social]

@Greg_Ray Is this only in the UK for the moment?

[miguelpergamon@kolektiva.social]

@bekopharm @Greg_Ray

Nosdystopialgia! (*sigh*)

[greg_ray@mastodon.au]

@malte I'm in Australia.

[greg_ray@mastodon.au]

@Wuzzy That's my suspicion too.

[greg_ray@mastodon.au]

@Wuzzy
Substack is not on the government list. So yes, just helping Thiel build his library of biometric data.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions/which-platforms-are-age-restricted

[falcennial@mastodon.social]

@Greg_Ray people have still been using substack, really?

so for them I guess some fascism is ok, perfectly acceptable to engage with and mainstream, but just not so much fascism that it affects them, right?

uh oh. think we might've seen that worldview somewhere before. highly recommend lowering the fascism tolerance threshold down to zero.

[airikr@mst-gts.airikr.me]

@Greg_Ray I read Peter Thief first.

[walrus@toot.wales]

@Greg_Ray

I just love how the information will be "deleted instantly after 7 days". So, after they have sold copies to everyone that wants it...

[malte@radikal.social]

@Greg_Ray I'm surprised. Is this something Substack is asking users for globally? I know UK has laws that requires them to do it. I didn't know other countries had that requirement too - is that by law in Australia?