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wraper:

--- Quote from: vad on November 30, 2022, 12:57:51 am ---Joke of the day. Founder of PayPal complains about unreasonably high fees. There is always a bigger fish, Elon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63788437

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Compared to Apple app store, Paypal fees are totally reasonable. You also need to take credit/debit card fees into account which are often more than half of what Paypal takes. If you send money from Paypal balance as "friends and family", then the fee is very low as in that case paypal does not offer protection and they dont need to pay payment card fee. But it's not really relevant to Elon since he sold his stake in paypal 20 years ago. Apple slaps 30% fee on app purchases and in-app transactions and does not allow even a slightest mention in the app you are able to pay eslewhere. Google play is similar, however there is a big difference. You can install apps manually without a store.

tom66:
Elon really is discovering how hard it is to run a social network.

Zero999:
Twitter have removed their COVID misinformation censorship.

Here's Vinay Prasad's (a medical doctor) video about why this is a good thing.


For those who don't have time to watch, here are some mental notes I've made. The bits about the jab and masks are omitted. Watch it if you're interested.


* Twitter aren't qualified to distinguish fact from misinformation and no one can really.
* It's better to allow free exchange of ideas so people can decide for themselves.
* Even many scientists aren't probably taught how science works. They don't know about randomisation and are prone to biases.
* COVID misinformation was always allowed on Twitter, as long as it was on the side of fear mongering an paranoia, pushed by those on the political left. Those on the right were the ones who were censored. By the way Vinay is left of centre.


coppice:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on November 30, 2022, 05:08:59 pm ---
* Twitter aren't qualified to distinguish fact from misinformation and no one can really.
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This sums up the current problem with public discourse in a nutshell. There are no "fact checkers" or "disinformation checkers". There are only authoritarians trying to silence those they disagree with.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: coppice on November 30, 2022, 05:59:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: Zero999 on November 30, 2022, 05:08:59 pm ---
* Twitter aren't qualified to distinguish fact from misinformation and no one can really.
--- End quote ---
This sums up the current problem with public discourse in a nutshell. There are no "fact checkers" or "disinformation checkers". There are only authoritarians trying to silence those they disagree with.

--- End quote ---

Of course. "We own the science and we want people to know about it."

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