It's not just a privacy issue. Regulatory capture is a problem too. It encumbers small services to the point where they can't afford to exist, and the only winners are the walled gardens. And it's also logistically an impossible thing to attempt to regulate at scale.
The effort from a Linux team here would amount to little more than a "are you 18 yes/no" and there's no way that would be considered good enough down the line if not now.
It seems obvious to me that, invasive as it is - an OS-level "are you 18 yes/no" check at installation would not satisfy the "protect the children" crowd at all, nevermind too that immediately when/if it goes into action - every single user would suddenly have their OS downgraded to the kiddy-level unless they declare their age.
I think these are good ideas speaking broadly, but are quite extensive in terms of implementation and getting them right.
Organization would be mutual. Moderators of each have to approve to join and remain in the hierarchy, though the “initial structure” of the community could be set up by admins I suppose. The sub community inherits “global” rules from their parent communities, but can have their own rules as well.
What do you mean by this part? That if I as a mod of television@piefed.social incorporated another community into this hierarchy they'd essentially be a feeder community and I'd effectively be a mod of that community?
The problem was that they launched with barely any mod or curation tools, and haven't really added anything since. Rimu, just one guy, should not be having a better development cycle than something like Digg after launch - especially when most of the things they need to add are pretty basic currently.
It doesn’t. You can identify as Taiwanese and still think that Taiwan and China are one.
Sure, but it is indicative - that's the point. And in actual polling specifically, when you omit status quo - 25% of people in Taiwan want to "move towards independence" as opposed to 8% who want to "unify".
I think it's pretty apparent that most Taiwanese people, whether or not they believe in a 'one China' or not don't want to live under the PRC, and additionally don't believe it's really plausible to retake the mainland under ROC control.
I've looked before, sure. Modlogs are publicly viewable on the Fediverse, so this doesn't take long. Also, that's not the definition of an ad hominem. Just giving you my assessment of your behaviour based on your conduct.
It's not just a privacy issue. Regulatory capture is a problem too. It encumbers small services to the point where they can't afford to exist, and the only winners are the walled gardens. And it's also logistically an impossible thing to attempt to regulate at scale.