Yet another Hacker News

Lula supporters protest against Meta to denounce its 'electoral interference'

116 points jumpocelot 1 hour ago 36 comments

lifeisloving 48 minutes ago | parent

People should look up the North American Technate, because we're living in it. Its been a mission of techno-fascist for a couple decades, they're finally succeeding. They will get rid of democracy altogether

(they may have already, they can basically do mind control with recommendations algorithms and get swaths of people to do whatever they want).

handoflixue 36 minutes ago | parent

I mean, if they have secret mind control powers that they've hid from the rest of the world for years, it seems kinda pointless to try and oppose them?

At that point, they've already won, neh?

(this is mostly to object that hyperbolic phrases like "basically mind control" don't do your argument any favor)

tomalbrc 31 minutes ago | parent

> secret mind control powers

Secret? Its called "X" and Facebook.

neom 25 minutes ago | parent

Elon Musk’s grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, was a leader of that movement in Canada.

Fun read: https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/joshua-haldeman...

andsoitis 15 minutes ago | parent

From that article: "Haldeman died in a plane crash in 1974, when he was 72 years old. His grandson, Elon Musk, was just three."

treapassing-sil 3 minutes ago | parent

That sucks.. so Im understanding correctly. Elon was not on the plane...?

For some reason this reminds me of the baby hilter paradox.

N_Lens 24 minutes ago | parent

At long last! A Global Torment Nexus!!

cwnyth 7 minutes ago | parent

If someone thinks they can profit off of or otherwise control the Torment Nexus, they will build it as fast as they can.

morkalork 5 minutes ago | parent

Some kind of a uh Prison Planet you say? Seems familiar. Oh, he's in on it and wants to sell me some boner pills instead?

slibhb 23 minutes ago | parent

A large minority of people cannot cope with losing elections. Shadowy forces are behind every loss. Ironically, it's this attitude that undermines democracy. More than Facebook at any rate...

lifeisloving 7 minutes ago | parent

I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

mullingitover 4 minutes ago | parent

> Shadowy forces are behind every loss. Ironically, it's this attitude that undermines democracy.

I mean, this is South America we're talking about. It's not attitudes that undermine their democracy, it's very notoriously US-based three letter agencies.

nielsbot 47 minutes ago | parent

Meta has interfered with elections before, we know the Trump admin wants Bolsonaro Jr in power, and the US establishment has supported anti-socialism in Brazil in the past. (The CIA agitated against Lula under Reagan, for example)

Is it overly conspiratorial to think the Meta is doing what they're accused of on behalf of the US?

missmewiththatl 45 minutes ago | parent

Trump should focus on America. In 15 days, he's going to wish he didn't.

cute_boi 35 minutes ago | parent

Hopefully, trump loses so badly republican will get some sense.

hackyhacky 30 minutes ago | parent

It doesn't matter whether Republicans lose the election or not. Trump will just ignore/dismiss the election results, or ignore/dismiss Congress, as he did has done for the last two years.

recroad 45 minutes ago | parent

It would be conspiratorial to not think that.

owebmaster 43 minutes ago | parent

> Is it overly conspiratorial to think the Meta is doing what they're accused of on behalf of the US?

Not at all. We all know it. There's just literally nothing we can do. The whole world is an US dictatorship

catlikesshrimp 14 minutes ago | parent

Or russian dictatorship or chinese dictatorship? I would still pick US, If I could choose.

cwnyth 8 minutes ago | parent

AKA, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia.

colordrops 39 minutes ago | parent

Conspiracies are hidden. It's a confirmed fact that they banned his account during the election. This is no conspiracy - it's out in the open.

idontwantthis 36 minutes ago | parent

A conspiracy is just people talking to each other about a crime. It doesn’t have to be hidden. Conspiracies can be in the open.

howunfortunate 36 minutes ago | parent

By this logic, old Twitter interfered with US elections by banning Trump.

hackyhacky 29 minutes ago | parent

> Twitter interfered with US elections by banning Trump.

You mean when Twitter "permanently" banned Trump in January of 2021, after the 2020 election (which he lost)? Which election do you suppose that interfered with?

5874632992 5 minutes ago | parent

> the US establishment has supported anti-socialism in Brazil in the past

Good, the cancerous infestation that is socialism must be eradicated.

kbbgl87 35 minutes ago | parent

Nao Se Meta, that's clever

N_Lens 25 minutes ago | parent

It means "Don't get involved" in Brazilian Portuguese.

johnhamlin 22 minutes ago | parent

Roughly translates to “stay out of it?”

gradus_ad 17 minutes ago | parent

What evidence do they have? Also a court demanding Meta prove the negative is funny.

andersonmvd 13 minutes ago | parent

Meta employees seems to be one of the evidences https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/meta-employees-said-l...

mrtksn 13 minutes ago | parent

The fun part about protesting is that you don’t need proof, lawyers or judges. It’s not a court. Suspecting or believing is enough.

adlotsof 4 minutes ago | parent

I am quite sure meta does support the german AfD. Rage causes engagement. AfD (and Trump and Orban and le Pen) communicate in such emotional ways that algorithms prefer them. Facebook does not care about truth, it cares about active users