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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists'

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Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists'

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

An error message appears saying "The following are not allowed: no zionist, no zionists" when users try to add the phrase to their bios, but any number of other phrases about political and religious preferences are allowed.

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Exactly. Censorship, ultimately, doesn’t work.

Remember, “the net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.” While we’re talking about just one website, the above quote really speaks to online culture and, perhaps, humanity in general.

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