TechcrunchSecurity: The perils of the platforms of paranoia https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/07/platforms-of-paranoia/ #ECMarketAnalysis #mentalhealth #Security #Startups #nextdoor #Privacy #citizen #Opinion

Reading the #Nextdoor comments about the #Brattle street bike lane is hilarious. This is apparently the worst thing to happen to #Brattle street since Washington confiscated their mansions. I can only imagine what they'd say if someone tried to build affordable housing in west #CambMA.

Ars Technica: States’ attempts to age-gate the Internet blocked by constitutional hurdles https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965092 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #ageverification #Onlinesafety #socialmedia #Instagram #Pinterest #arkansas #Facebook #nextdoor #snapchat #YouTube #Policy #tiktok

States’ attempts to age-gate the Internet blocked by constitutional hurdles - Enlarge (credit: Christopher Hopefitch | DigitalVision)

Courts... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965092 #ageverification #onlinesafety #socialmedia #instagram #pinterest #arkansas #facebook #nextdoor #snapchat #youtube #policy #tiktok

Hold my beer - I'm arguing with an idiot on #Nextdoor - where I use my *real name* - on why #chemtrails aren't actually government/The Man/Illuminati cropdusting us with mind control KeMiKaLs.

Despite better judgement I continue to lurk on #Nextdoor; sometimes there's a neat community garden thing or neighborhood meetup I like to keep tabs on. We have a few large #homeless encampments in the hood*, and sadly the majority of traffic in the Nextdoor neighborhood is complaining about homeless peeps breaking in to sheds, garages, cars or stealing Amazon packages. That's where I step into the thread.

I can't stand or abide the automatic presumption that its a homeless person.

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@ukuku I actually could not care less, honestly.

I’ve had some success on #Nextdoor finding competent professionals, but I do my research. There are a lot of shell companies where a reputable local family business was bought by a bigger, less local business. Not the same service. Not a family business. Not the same prices or quality.

Other than that, I see a lot of “bitching and moaning”. Like much of social media, it only undermines your faith in humanity to survive as a race.

#Nextdoor is officially the community for HOA tinpot depots and home-schooled fascists without a shred of critical-thinking ability, who ask for 10 "good old days" christian locksmith recommendations because they've locked themselves inside their house and can't figure out how to get out to bear witness to and judge their neighbors appropriately.

@oksohearmeout yes, TY, I posted on Nextdoor too. Asked people to message if they had negative experiences with FedEx deliveries. Some helpful suggestions and replies but no one else yet with this issue. And a couple nasty comments saying I should give details, which, ironically, I stated I didn’t do to avoid being attacked. There are a couple regs on #nextdoor who criticize and/or attack almost everything (more irony: I am a moderator who is asked to vote in these situations).

Oh yay this will be fun.

#ChapelHillNC #OrangeCountyNC #VisionZero #ZeroVision #nextdoor #RoadSafety #WearBrightClothing #VictimBlaming #PSA

LMAO!!! Gotta love it. #NextDoor #Airshow

I'd love to be able to sign up to my local street, or the street I grew up on etc etc, and be able to answer questions. Of course there's the risk of it turning into #NextDoor-style dumpster fire, but I wonder if in combination with careful muting it could work out (subscribe: location, mute: "dog poo" etc)

Any other Nextdoor leads within the sound of my voice? If so, how are you dealing with the flap over "Sound of Freedom?"

(Very loud noises like "THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FILM EVER MADE" and "ELON IS A GOD FOR OFFERING TO SHOW IT FREE ON TWITTER" versus quieter voices saying "But ... it's QAnon propaganda.")

It's gotten pretty ugly in our normally-peaceful group. ("NO NO NO YOU ARE EITHER FOR CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING OR YOU'RE NOT!")

#uspol #nextdoor #qanon

@seachanger @denmermr

yes to both. but this concept is exactly why I think the future is most people joining servers based on locality, if we want to retain decentralization. many hate the site, but I think we can learn a lot from #NextDoor.

#Nextdoor is working hard to be worse than the bird site. They allow racism, bigotry, and illegal activity to flourish there. One person posted about stealing their neighbors dog then tried to traffic it to others. A Lead started a campaign against me and my church because I am a “tutu wearing f** fake bishop”. Now all my posts and comments have been removed. This is terrible.

#Nextdoor needs an eyeroll reaction emoji. I would hit that thing so hard multiple times.

#Nextdoor continues to be a trip and a half. Tonight's blood sport is calling out a neighbor by name & dragging others into it the fray by naming & quoting them. Egging each other on, escalating the dispute. People who should just go back inside and shut the front door jumping into the fray themselves to mock & trade insults under their names, approximate address, & mug shot 🙄

Like what is this, middle school?

If it doesn't end in violence it'll be a miracle.

#ReportedYourAssIDid

I spent the evening defending my ministry supporting the #homeless and #LGBTQIA community from bigoted Roman #Catholics, fundamentalist #Christians and stuck up #Atheists on #Tiktok and #Nextdoor. I wonder sometimes why I even bother. Then I am reminded of all the people we help and all the LGBTQIA individuals who find our lives on TikTok to be a safe space to be themselves. It may not be easy and it really is affecting my mental health, but it is worth it to help others.

#cop surveillance tool #NextDoor still sends me occasional messages about my neighborhood.

Friends, I haven't used Nextdoor since I lived in Indiana--it's sending me emails about my neighborhood in FLORIDA.

So, I need to delete the account, right? Sure. So I click on the link to sign in and it says it'll send me an email to log in.

The email never comes.

Some of y'all think the #police are on our side. 🤷‍♂️

Apparently I should be very wary of this neighbor...especially if they are wearing a tank top and eating sliders.

#NextDoor gem here.