mottetert
1yr ago
Yes, they are delisting giant parts of the Internet. I have done searches on old usernames that I used on webforums in the 00's and I only get a few dozen results even though I made thousands of posts with those handles, and some forums I posted on aren't listed at all. I've gone back to some forums to check directly that my posts are still there, and they are.
Ironically, this is good for my own privacy, but it proves that Google search has gone completely to shit and is simply refusing to index much of the web. I've written at length about my problems with Google search elsewhere but I'm too busy to hunt those writings down now.
I also have major problems with how Youtube ruined their search algorithm in order to "promote authoritative sources" about Covid. You can no longer find raw video of anything, such as protests police shootings or other public events. You can only find edited, slanted news reports about them from government and corporate channels. And of course when you search for non-political topics all you get are shitty 11-minute videos by full-time monetized professional Youtubers instead of from regular people. They've defeated the whole purpose of Youtube and largely turned it into another form of TV.
mottetert
2yr ago
MIDI and 8-bit chiptune, though, I can see where there are hard limits (though I think MIDIs could be elevated by the ability to use more instruments/channels).
Apparently you've never encountered the genre of Black MIDI.
mottetert
2yr ago
I know of at least one case of ISP censorship. Verizon doesn't allow its users to access the Deepfake porn site http://mrdeepfakes.com because it offends feminists. Try it.
I'll take your word for it.
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