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I remember a post here this year about Big tech being used as a tool of oppression. The poster was laughed out, but this is a very real issue. Found it: https:

• SCUSKU 5y ago
  After the liveleak shutdown, I was worriedly looking for alternatives. In the HN thread there was mention of theync.com which features many graphic videos. Viewing some of these videos reminded me that in the US we (white collared workers) live in a very safe and comfy bubble. I imagine these are the videos that are being filtered out by the low paid content moderators of Youtube/Facebook/Instagram, etc. I feel that this filter partially allows us ignore the severity of the issues occurring in the world. It is one thing to read about atrocities, but something completely different to witness them occur on video. Though traumatic, it is probably a good idea to expose ourselves to some of these videos to remind ourselves that we do in fact play a role, albeit small, in these events. When human rights violations occur in the world, we collectively need to respond. As technologists, I suppose one way to help would be to arouse public responses by supporting efforts to help distribute this content via federated platforms like PeerTube, Matrix, Mastodon. But then again, maybe this is completely naive as time and time again the US has turned a blind eye to many atrocities. Anyhow, I digress...