Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss to launch ‘free speech’ social media platform (www.thelondoneconomic.com)
from dwazou@jlai.lu to technology@lemmy.world on 19 Apr 20:50
https://jlai.lu/post/18247898

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taladar@sh.itjust.works on 19 Apr 20:54 next collapse

Is she going for the record for shortest-lived social media platform too now?

randompasta@lemmy.today on 19 Apr 21:31 next collapse

Less than on Scaramouche, I bet.

BarrierWithAshes@fedia.io on 19 Apr 22:06 collapse

Gonna be tough to beat mixer. I think she can pull it off.

beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org on 19 Apr 21:03 next collapse

Another disinformation paradise. Go for it.

kokesh@lemmy.world on 19 Apr 21:08 next collapse

You’ll need to make new account every 49 days

Ulrich@feddit.org on 19 Apr 21:12 next collapse

Every “free speech” platform is, in reality, a “speech I like” platform.

Almacca@aussie.zone on 20 Apr 00:48 collapse

Every “free speech” platform is, in reality, a hate speech platform.

Ulrich@feddit.org on 20 Apr 01:47 next collapse

That doesn’t really cover it though. I mean look at all the people Musk has banned that have nothing to do with hate speech.

Akasazh@feddit.nl on 20 Apr 09:37 collapse

Even more a ‘i want to say hateful stuff and not be held accountable for my own stupidity’ platform.

Invertedouroboros@lemmy.world on 19 Apr 21:14 next collapse

“Lettuce Speak”.

huppakee@lemm.ee on 19 Apr 21:33 collapse

“Lettuce Speak Freely”

empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Apr 21:18 next collapse

Feel like I’ve seen this one before

just_another_person@lemmy.world on 19 Apr 21:54 next collapse

Just like every other supposed “free speech” platform, eh? How’d that all work out?

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 19 Apr 22:02 next collapse

Last I checked the UK has no guarantees of free speech.

JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz on 19 Apr 22:29 collapse

They do for the freedom of expression, as do most EU countries:

Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This Article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.

The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 20 Apr 02:49 collapse

We both know that this kind of nuanced take isn’t was Truss is aiming for, though. Otherwise she wouldn’t use the “free speech” canard.

BarrierWithAshes@fedia.io on 19 Apr 22:08 next collapse

Fully expecting this to be like Truth Social, based off fediverse software with no attribution and no federation.

hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca on 19 Apr 22:53 collapse

Truss Social?

[deleted] on 20 Apr 09:07 collapse

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g0ndii@feddit.org on 19 Apr 22:29 next collapse

Hasn‘t she embarrassed herself enough by now?

Cyclist@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 02:14 collapse

Haven’t you heard? She isn’t the type to give up.

xc2215x@lemmy.world on 19 Apr 23:56 next collapse

Why I ask ?

MNByChoice@midwest.social on 20 Apr 01:24 collapse

Money

[deleted] on 19 Apr 23:56 next collapse

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hector@sh.itjust.works on 20 Apr 00:24 next collapse

Another badly executed neoliberal neocon shithole predicated on open-source tech and standards yay!

callouscomic@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 01:20 next collapse

Good. Spread the fascists out on too many shitty platforms for them to organize well.

Wazowski@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 01:27 next collapse

Stupid cunt.

FriendBesto@lemmy.ml on 20 Apr 02:54 next collapse

So, do you guys think that her social media platform will last longer or less than a piece of lettuce?

YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca on 20 Apr 03:07 collapse

A lettuce probably has more leaves than her platform will have users.

FriendBesto@lemmy.ml on 20 Apr 05:14 collapse

Hahaha!

Leorhall@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 03:25 next collapse

Truss Social?

Cryan24@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 07:02 next collapse

Lettuce social.

Ladylullabunk@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 07:12 next collapse

sounds like an ad for a hernia strap!

[deleted] on 20 Apr 09:06 collapse

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Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com on 20 Apr 03:39 next collapse

I remember Lizz Truss. For a short time I could winge about the conservative party to cab drivers without any fear that they would agree with them.

One of the good things about the UK is Trump style behaviour does not work here for long. Unfortunately it’s more of an objection to incompetence than bigotry but that’s life

Eezyville@sh.itjust.works on 20 Apr 03:51 collapse

Didn’t that Trump style behavior convince you guys to leave the EU?

But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 04:18 next collapse

Yes but if you bring up that fact, they can’t act self righteous

Womble@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 07:19 next collapse

Not really, the politicians with a Trumpian style (Johnson and Truss) came after brexit and got there because of the polarisation caused by brexit (and had the example of Trump himself). There was definitely a lot of lying and false claims that were used by the leave campaign in order to get brexit and it shared some similarities with Trump, but it wasnt politics in the the style of being completely divorced from reality and overwhelming incompetance that defines Trump.

Wanderer@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 09:05 next collapse

In a way.

But there was a lot of lies that represented legitimate concerns and remain didn’t really do a good enough job of bringing leave along with them. Pleanty of “we got lied too, no on told us”. No no no no. Remain clearly said the truth and you listened to the lies.

Also fish was fucking weird. Seems like people will die over fish.

But people were told immigration would go down. People have been wanting immigration to go down for 60 years and it’s never happened. First direct vote about immigration going down is obviously going to be a big factor. Didn’t happen though so far right will win soon.

Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com on 20 Apr 12:35 collapse

Fair. You have a point.

Though notably Boris didn’t get away with everything after the fact. There were penalties for incoherent and inconsistent COVID and his hypocrisy.

Though it does concern me that it’s entirely possible that only happened because A) a conservative wrote a report bashing his parties and B) right wing media groups didn’t defend Boris

dajoho@sh.itjust.works on 20 Apr 05:29 next collapse

LettuceConnect

llamatron@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 05:32 next collapse

Jesus, this woman is desperate to stretch out her 15 minutes. How sad

peetabix@sh.itjust.works on 20 Apr 06:34 next collapse

Cheese markets

latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 20 Apr 07:35 next collapse

Oh, sod off, Liz…

daggermoon@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 08:20 next collapse

Hey, I’ve seen this one before.

Ledericas@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 09:05 next collapse

Truss social

[deleted] on 20 Apr 09:08 collapse

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PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk on 20 Apr 09:43 next collapse

Oh good, yet another shitty twitter clone.

I don’t get why they keep developing separate ones. at some point it has to be quicker to just fork mastodon and defederate from all other instances

Sturgist@lemmy.ca on 20 Apr 10:59 next collapse

Wouldn’t charging money for blue checks or adding a subscription leave them open to lawsuits? That’s really the only reason I can think of, wanting to make money.

inconel@lemmy.ca on 20 Apr 11:07 collapse

Truth social is mastodon fork so following the suit is possible. On my masto feed someone posted its link as reference and I was surprised thay my masto client handled it as just like one of the instance

PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk on 20 Apr 16:39 collapse

figured as much

[deleted] on 20 Apr 10:38 next collapse

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MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 20 Apr 10:41 next collapse

She even talks like a Trump. Is it contagious?

Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works on 20 Apr 14:32 collapse

Something is, since conservatives appear to be the same organization operating globally now.

But I really think they’re opportunists mostly just dumbly copy catting each other with se exceptions.

Mind virus.

Wimster@lemmy.wtf on 20 Apr 11:18 next collapse

There we go again. Another Trump bitch trying to please the orange morron. Maybe she can share a bed with Nigel Farage.

MapleEngineer@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 11:27 next collapse

Aren’t there enough right wing echo bunkers at this point?

Global_Liberty@lemmy.ml on 20 Apr 12:49 next collapse

I sincerely hope this is the last time I read about Liz Truss and she just disappears into the sands of history.

ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk on 20 Apr 13:25 collapse

Nah, she’s gonna get mentioned everytime the shortest PMship did the worst damage ever…ratio’d of course.

pastermil@sh.itjust.works on 20 Apr 13:01 next collapse

Lemme guess, they’re gonna launch a private Mastodon server.

ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk on 20 Apr 13:24 collapse

I hope not.

passwordforgetter@lemmy.nz on 20 Apr 13:06 next collapse

There is already a free speech platform called Gab Social, which follows America’s 1st amendment. How could a fool like Liz Truss pretend to care about free speech, when people in her country routinely get the police at their door for posting memes? I’m so sick of free speech being nothing more than a trend or a buzzword used by rich people.

ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 13:53 next collapse

4chan?

TemplaerDude@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 15:04 next collapse

This clown cannot get over the fact that she’s a complete and utter failure in almost all ways a human being can be. And she’s a despicable slug, too.

briever@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 15:28 next collapse

She’s a moron, always has been - but who is the money behind her?

TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca on 20 Apr 15:42 collapse

I’m sure if you follow the paper trail enough it’ll lead back to either Russia or the Heritage Foundation from the US.

It is yet another grifting disinformation factory.

Barking@lemmy.world on 20 Apr 15:32 next collapse

So…we will all be making accounts to post photos of our lettuces?

primemagnus@lemmy.ca on 20 Apr 15:33 next collapse

For the love of god… don’t.

slacktoid@lemmy.ml on 20 Apr 16:13 next collapse

So it will shut down in a week as well?

CrowyTech@feddit.uk on 20 Apr 16:57 next collapse

I think I’ll join the platform that the lettuce launches, it’ll likely last longer

zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com on 20 Apr 17:10 next collapse

You mean colossal failure Liz truss who couldn’t outlast a head of lettuce?

Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 20 Apr 18:31 next collapse

Time to start live streaming a lettuce again to as the traditional Liz Truss standard for how long her projects last…

helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz on 20 Apr 19:02 next collapse

Her parents are so disappointed.

Given2fly@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 21:38 next collapse

True embarrassment to the UK.

Roundeyegweilo@lemm.ee on 20 Apr 21:59 next collapse

It wasn’t bad enough she crashed the UK’s economy? Damn son, crack on with your dumb ass.

superkret@feddit.org on 20 Apr 22:02 collapse

A worthy successor to 4chan.