<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Do big tech companies understand consent?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Do big tech companies understand consent?</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4e0737a0-026a-4bc7-a1bb-461afc5f4e62/do-big-tech-companies-understand-consent</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:42:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4e0737a0-026a-4bc7-a1bb-461afc5f4e62.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:56:14 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:17:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/remindme%40mstdn.social" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>remindme</span></a></span> in 5 days</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/distinctdipole/statuses/116390981927516678</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/distinctdipole/statuses/116390981927516678</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[distinctdipole@tech.lgbt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:17:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:22:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/marjolica%40social.linux.pizza">@<span>marjolica</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> Exactly this.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/penryu/statuses/116390293818900962</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/penryu/statuses/116390293818900962</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[penryu@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:22:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:11:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/criticalsilence%40social.tchncs.de">@<span>CriticalSilence</span></a></span> true, I have an app now that lets me disable notifications for 6 hours, and if you disable notifications in the OS then the app refuses to function 🫨</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.neat.computer/users/jonah/statuses/116389306329768008</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.neat.computer/users/jonah/statuses/116389306329768008</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonah@mastodon.neat.computer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:11:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:52:12 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> no!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116389231480858428</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116389231480858428</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[kkarhan@jorts.horse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:52:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:43:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> tbh, 5 days is pretty much. Normally, it is like 2 days or even 6 hours. It's like a check, if you're still alive and attending</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/CriticalSilence/statuses/116389196003054811</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/CriticalSilence/statuses/116389196003054811</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[criticalsilence@social.tchncs.de]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:43:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:58:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> ok, whose the wise guy who voted "yes" on this?</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/awfulOstrich/statuses/116388546797513494</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/awfulOstrich/statuses/116388546797513494</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[awfulostrich@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:58:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:57:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/yetzt%40social.yetzt.me">@<span>yetzt</span></a></span> don’t worry, we’ll be sure to poll again in another 5 days too</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.neat.computer/users/jonah/statuses/116388544084845862</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.neat.computer/users/jonah/statuses/116388544084845862</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonah@mastodon.neat.computer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:57:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:48:58 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> every last employee at a big tech company has to go thru annual training on consent and sexual harassment to comply with US and local/state laws.  They 100% understand consent</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/draNgNon/statuses/116388511008311273</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/draNgNon/statuses/116388511008311273</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[drangnon@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:48:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:48:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> Legitimate interest.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bhasic/statuses/116388508100951216</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bhasic/statuses/116388508100951216</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bhasic@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:48:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:47:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> Please do this poll again in 5 days.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xn--8r9a.com/users/north/statuses/116388505189039951</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xn--8r9a.com/users/north/statuses/116388505189039951</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[north@xn--8r9a.com]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:47:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:13:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/moss%40kind.social" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>moss</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://tomkahe.com/@tom" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>tom</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> Looks like that confirms that whether or not any official statement was ever made regarding this it would have absolutely no legal standing (meaning they could disregard it at any time anyway.)</p><p>I think there are some opt out options in some privacy settings in the actual settings (not just making a post) but in the end, just <em>assume</em> Meta collects every byte of info they can about you and sell it and use it to manipulate you no matter what you do.  Regardless of whether it is legal to do so or not and regardless of what you say.  This is not exactly a secret thing...  It's just what they are.</p><p>Remember too, they use cross-site tracking, IP addresses, phone apps, etc etc to cross track.  If you're in, they have you.  If a family member or friend is in, they have you.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388370433311171</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388370433311171</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:13:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:12:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> They fully understand consent. They just don't care about it.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Shifty176/statuses/116388368466723814</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Shifty176/statuses/116388368466723814</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[shifty176@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:12:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:09:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> understand? Yup<br />Care? Nope</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/skoombidoombis/statuses/116388355829639741</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/skoombidoombis/statuses/116388355829639741</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[skoombidoombis@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:09:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:08:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nazokiyoubinbou%40urusai.social">@<span>nazokiyoubinbou</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://tomkahe.com/@tom">@<span>tom</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> lol exactly </p><p>snopes says it's bullshit </p><p><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-60-minutes-personal-data/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>snopes.com/fact-check/facebook</span><span>-60-minutes-personal-data/</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/moss/statuses/116388350116854260</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/moss/statuses/116388350116854260</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[moss@kind.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:08:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:02:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/marjolica%40social.linux.pizza">@<span>marjolica</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> yeah they wouldn't be able to remove consent from everything if they didn't understand it.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/vex/statuses/116388327715022327</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/vex/statuses/116388327715022327</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[vex@kolektiva.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:02:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:02:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/carloshr%40lile.cl" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>carloshr</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> I wonder these days.  I'm starting to think they legitimately don't get it.  Like they actually think this is normal and ok.  I mean I could be wrong, it's just a gut feeling, but still...  I legit think that at least some believe "remind me in five days" is a normal legitimate response.  Like they're giving us a chance to change our minds because they're <em>so</em> sure we'll definitely do it or something (as if really, all along, we want to do it, but just not right this moment so need a reminder to come back to it.)</p><p>I mean some, not all.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388326335460820</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388326335460820</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:58:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> I was close to voting ‘yes’ because… they absolutely do understand consent. They just refuse to acknowledge it as a concept.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115929517141480867/statuses/116388312860905327</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/115929517141480867/statuses/116388312860905327</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[alsy@theforkiverse.com]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:58:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:58:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://tomkahe.com/@tom" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>tom</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> Hahahahahahahahaha.</p><p>Sure.</p><p>(Jokes and the fact they wouldn't <em>really</em> honor such a thing aside though, be careful.  This smacks of one of those things people say that go around like a chain letter where everyone just does it and believes it works but it was never even an official statement in the first place.  You couldn't trust them if they said they'd do this, but did they even actually say it?)</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388312407398077</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388312407398077</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:58:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:58:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> Imagine being those handful of people who actually clicked yes.</p><p>(Well, I suppose most did it as a joke, but something just makes me feel like a few actually legitimately believed it as they clicked yes.)</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388310571146472</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116388310571146472</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:40:58 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> <br />Do the lawyers of tech companies?</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116388243615347676</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/quoidian/statuses/116388243615347676</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[quoidian@mastodon.online]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:40:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:40:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> “Maybe Later”</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/bensmith/statuses/116388241149319373</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/bensmith/statuses/116388241149319373</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bensmith@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:40:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:56:09 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> I'm sure they do. But they don't care.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lile.cl/users/carloshr/statuses/116388067368333638</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lile.cl/users/carloshr/statuses/116388067368333638</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[carloshr@lile.cl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:56:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:23:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> They do understand for a short moment after hackers release their data.</p><p>When there's no longer a media coverage they'll revert back to remind me in 5 days</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/xgebi/statuses/116387937217192125</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/xgebi/statuses/116387937217192125</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[xgebi@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:23:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Do big tech companies understand consent? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:02:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/tom%40tomkahe.com">@<span>tom</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jonah%40mastodon.neat.computer">@<span>jonah</span></a></span> </p><p>Facebook also has a policy to ask for forgiveness rather than permission.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/FranceskaMann/statuses/116387855826544727</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/FranceskaMann/statuses/116387855826544727</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[franceskamann@freeradical.zone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:02:21 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>