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Question: I'm guessing this blocking is all based off of IP address, can anyone confirm?

If so, does a VPN with (say) a US endpoint get around it?

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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Canada needs a domestic social media service. That much is clear. The only question is how in the world it will compete.

[–] Tdotshutterspy@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I downloaded a Canadian news app after RIF went down, it has the most vile comment section I have ever seen.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ask yourself who would comment on a news app instead of Reddit. The answers write themselves.

[–] Tdotshutterspy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Care to elaborate? I feel like I'm missing something

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

They're typically less tech savvy, older, and trend Conservative. They're also the segment of that demographic that wants to write comments (i.e. they have stronger/more extreme beliefs)

It's likely to be the more extreme rural Conservatives.

[–] rms1990@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Well, here we are!

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wouldn't and if by some miracle it started to someone would purchase it.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

government funding? Canada has a pretty good track record of separating journalism from the government

[–] Tired8281@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lmao! Who do you propose to run it? The Liberals? LOL The Conservatives? Even bigger LOL

The only people we can trust less than industry to handle this is anybody we might elect to government.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I mean... the CBC is doing pretty alright for itself.