Better yet, become a power tripping admin.

Literally the only way my Windows PC is usable at work is with admin rights.

I've been daily driving it for 10 years, what's the problem with it?

And how much does payroll add to my salary to use this shit at work so it can mine my data without consent? None.

Surely the volume knob isn't a real gear stick, right?

Don't

Which ones have inappropriate relationships with minors.

And we know they exist. They keep telling us.

It's all relative.

More private than Google or Meta? Hell yes.

Suitable for whistleblowers and journalists reporting war crimes? Nooooo.

But Jitsi you can run it yourself and you should.

Understand that the public instance is provided freely as an alternative to Google and Meta, and whilst I agree encryption should be the default - it does add overhead for something probably running on donations.

I've got a few theories:

My guess is that certain companies are concerned about repercussions related to porn related content due to an impending buyout or IPO. Personally I don't blame them.

Advertisers hate it, payment providers hate it.

Fediverse has recently been attacked by CP spammers, and instances like the one I'm on has actually shut off image sharing all together.

Moderation is a problem globally, even if this content slips through automated filtering there will always be exposure, and always people affected. And unfortunately the tolerance for CP or even copyrighted content is precisely zero due to public backlash and the news articles.

Never will be my friend.

Use Linux.

Carbon capture is a fucking scam, always has been.

This just funnels more money into big oil.

I'll take "this guy has no fucking idea" for $1000 thanks Brent.

Actually, the painter wrote a 6. They were commissioned to write a 6.

Fuck your perspective, people should consider the original intent and research rather than just argue about it. Calling it "free speech" doesnt make it right or moral.