Adventures in Greed (Megacorps vs Everyday people)

[kayimbo]

outstanding.

man imagine if congress was warned 20 years ago the DMCA was a goddamn shit mess of a law and would certainly devolve into dystopianism.

Now even e-thots are using it as a censor button for when they get caught choking their dog or whatever.

The US ... trademark office? some office i'm not sure which.  just released a 200 page report saying the DMCA doesn't work, and the safe harbors need to be removed, companies that host user uploaded content being held responsible for trademark/copyright violation.

[M-C]

.

[kayimbo]

[video]
https://youtu.be/YWTvZUdalio[/video]

[rachel]

Yo shit was even more fucked up in the victorian era...

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkQ0RFTHvIo[/video]

Absolutely no corporate oversight, people putting random chemicals into food and selling it

[nicefish]

[rachel]

https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-jeff-bezos-washington-dc-protest-guillotine-social-media-video-1514279

There's a protest outside Jeff Bezos' mansion in DC happening currently. Metro Police Department have closed off the street.

There's a DC-themed decorative guillotine on display. A fun fact about Bezos' home is that it is the largest in the city and cost $23 million. During its renovation, the project racked up more than $16,000 in parking tickets alone.

Apparently this mansion with intricate stone work is where Jeff Bezos lives

[rachel]

[nicefish]

Airbnb asks people to donate money to landlords, backlash ensues
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Airbnb-asks-people-to-donate-money-to-hosts-15407730.php

[here cums the fuck truck]

https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/01/29/3678851.htm
the music used in anti piracy ads, was stolen

[here cums the fuck truck]

[rachel]

ohhh I get it, you evict all the poor people so they don't have addresses anymore and their voter registration is invalid

genius

[rachel]

Meanwhile at the Military Border Security Product Shill Conference

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkU5PLxPovg[/video]

[nicefish]

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxq7k9/how-will-ellen-degeneres-come-back-from-toxic-workplace-and-sexual-misconduct-scandal

[kayimbo]

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ay7mq/focals-maker-north-shutting-off-smart-glasses-after-google-purchase

Canadian smart glasses maker North announced it was bought by Google on June 30, and now its $600 Focals will be non-functional as of July 31. The company is offering full refunds.

[rachel]

10:20 <rachel> god fucking damn it
10:20 <rachel> I hate comcast
10:20 <rachel> I finally figured out why my credit score was getting fucked up
10:20 <rachel> because comcast apparently never charged me for the last month of service after I cancelled????
10:20 <rachel> instead of like, charging the credit card I already had on file with them
10:20 <rachel> they just sent my last month of service to collections?????????/