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(37,764 posts)Doc Sportello
(7,941 posts)Sounds like there are many issues with it. I'm not enough of an expert to know all the ins and outs of it, but appreciate input from them. Akers is a former intel analyst and Democratic activist, and big on gun reform.
Elessar Zappa
(15,369 posts)demmiblue
(37,764 posts)Elessar Zappa
(15,369 posts)Theyre a bunch of frauds and they spread disinformation.
Jirel
(2,251 posts)For someone who claims he knows what hes talking about in terms of security, and is trashing another social media outlet, hes really into TikTok. TikTok is THE security and privacy nightmare (see https://vpnoverview.com/privacy/social-media/tiktok-privacy/ or https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/19/tiktok-has-been-accused-of-aggressive-data-harvesting-is-your-information-at-risk for examples of why). On the other hand, there are no serious known and documented concerns with Tribel (go see for yourself). Founder Omar Rivera (of Occupy Democrats) does have some allegations being tossed around about his fundraising for his PAC, some legit and some based on misunderstandings about how PACs work. News flash - people who raise funds professionally and try to start media empires arent angels. Also, the allegation that Tribel is run by 2 people is a lie. There are 5 execs and 15 developers, at least as of recently. The second person this joker is talking about is probably Rafael Rivera, his brother and partner in founding the Occupy Democrats PAC, but not in Tribel. For a guy who claims to do intel reporting, Travis Akers not doing such a great job.
Sounds like someone is going sour grapes on another platform because its not HIS favorite data mining platform. Kind of like the group of (alleged) left-wingers who cry about RT being canceled because it was the only place that still promoted their favorite pundit has-beens (*cough* Nader *cough*).
This is why I get my info about tech and security issues from actual knowledgeable security/tech analysts, and not freelance writer dudes on Twitter who make vague accusations without ponying up any real info to back them up.
Nevilledog
(53,019 posts)Celerity
(46,154 posts)Read Section 2 of the terms of service. The fine print should scare you away from TribelSocial.
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Deceitful/Questionable fundraising: https://newsweek.com/occupy-democrats-super-pac-defends-lack-donations-candidates-1746799
Misinformation: https://politifact.com/personalities/occupy-democrats/
Banned from Wikipedia: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/latest-links/wikipedia-bans-breitbart-occupy-democrats-fact-sources/
Personal profiting from deceitful fundraising: https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/occupy-democrats-election-fund/C00718510/summary/2022
This is the final warning I'll post regarding TribelSocial. You can make your own decision, but I have worked in Information Warfare, Operation Security, and national security for a long time.
TribelSocial is not a social media platform you want to access or provide content to.
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Jirel
(2,251 posts)None of this is unique to Tribel. The amount of data mining on any existing platform is atrocious. Tribel is newer and relatively benign in comparison to some, like TikTok. But if you want privacy, you better not be on *any* social media.
You can choose not to associate with anything to do with OD, but thats also kind of a laugh. So
Mark Zuckerberg is more ethical? Maybe Elon Musk, possibly soon-owner of Twitter? Maybe Chinese oligarch Laing Rubo and partner Chinese Ministry of Security are more trustworthy?
Celerity
(46,154 posts)https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1575213820414291968.html
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1575183501695291392.html
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1574043514761101314.html
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https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?cycle=2022&data_type=processed&committee_id=C00718510&recipient_name=C00193342&two_year_transaction_period=2020
Occupy Democrats is a dodgy clickbait site that pushes fake news and CT far too often, all in a cynical cash grab, plus it has stolen content with little to no attribution many times.
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/latest-links/wikipedia-bans-breitbart-occupy-democrats-fact-sources/
WarGamer
(14,861 posts)They should be banned from DU just like RW sources.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)mentions of "The Jester," an anonymous renegade political hacker, as an owner.