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A proper Irish welcome (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/ireland@lemmy.world
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For those of you not aware he's visiting today.

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[–] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You can swear on the internet planet, it's okay. Mommy won't hurt you.

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    • [–] 16 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    gas for political protests to be self-censoring, imo

    fuck tr*mp indeed!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

    Given the public nature of the display (assuming it is real) it would not at all surprise me to learn that they actually could get in trouble for "obscenity" due to some ass backwards law somewhere on the books. Especially in Virginia, where everything is famously illegal.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I believe it's in Ireland.

    If it's real, I'm surprised they didn't spell it. I'd think the Irish wouldn't give a fxck.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    That would make sense, especially if I scrolled up far enough to look at the community name...

    There's another one in Virginia. Go figure.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Perhaps it's a fill in the blank holder for international readers. In Ireland an 'e' would be appropriate. Elsewhere a 'u'.

    Joking aside, I thought it was silly until someone else pointed out that doing this makes it more likely to be picked up by mainstream media.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago

    I thought it was silly until someone else pointed out that doing this makes it more likely to be picked up by mainstream media.

    If that was her motivation it was smart AF. There's an audio interview with the lady involved and it wouldn't surprise me but she doesn't go into it.

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    • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    There's bots all over various subs calling this AI and saying how grateful we actually are to have him visiting.

    Bizarre and scary in equal measure.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    If a politician or news account (eg Virgin Media, The Journal, Social Democrats etc) post on TikTok, there are so many bots commenting that there is no point in me leaving a supportive comment. It won’t even be seen. I just liked the posts and moved on (until I deleted the app). So it’s very bad on any platforms I’ve seen.

    The mods of r/askireland are trying to address the concerns of members about the bot problem and the examples are very convincing as genuine accounts: https://safereddit.com/r/AskIreland/comments/1wak0dj/taking_action_against_bots/

    Whether it’s podcasts, social media, etc, the fash own the internet at the moment.

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    • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Here’s a link to a source for this, which is required for screenshots presented as fact.

    https://www.tiktok.com/@todayfm/video/7683556673532792096

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Well you plastic ocean...I never knew you were the mod (and with the greatest respect, nor have I ever read the rules tbh). Thanks for providing a source though and not being heavy handed. Sound.

    Edit: I did get it from my daughter who gave me a link to the journal though so it wasn't random bullshit.

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    • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    That won't have the desired effect, trumpet will think it's from underage children

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