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I upvoted the comments disagreeing with you but couldn't downvote yours because sometimes I feel the same way even though I don't think that way. It's so frustrating that people keep using those platforms. In my country I literally can't ditch whatsapp because otherwise my family can't reach me in an emergency. And when they get a new number they just assume I'm going to see it in their instagram post. How many times I only found out someone got a new number after asking who is the unknown number sending me instagram or tiktok links on whatsapp. Doesn't matter how many times I explain, it just doesn't fit in their minds the concept of someone not having an account on those platforms.
No formal court charges were filed. Her student-teaching placement was terminated.
It sounds like she will be okay. Possibly needs to move and it sure will be an expensive lesson to learn. I assume she can continue her education elsewhere. I wouldn't have been so harsh if the story were more severe. Of course this doesn't change that in general this is a big issue and vicitm blaming is a bit reckless. I hope this story will make people more mindful of the risks. The way things are going in the US I wouldn't be surprised if the AI also reports Quinceañera to ICE.
I get you 100%, most people don't care and got nothing to hide. I deleted WhatsApp 5-6 years ago, it took a while but everyone important has switched to Signal or Threema eventually. Sometimes I can't contact a company because all they have is WhatsApp support.. it can make some mundane tasks very tiresome.
But regarding my friends, the links to socials have turned into screen recordings (since login is almost always required these days) and that's nice of them, also a good filter, so I really only get the good stuff.
That's what annoys me the most with the nothing to hide crowd. You only have nothing to hide until they decide to go after something you have. I'm an LGBT person, I'm always one bad election away from having something to hide that could cost me my life. I see plenty of moralists who do tiny, widespread tactics to circumvent business taxes, and it's so normalized here that they legit don't realize they already have something to hide. Like yeah, realistically I wouldn't expect the government to go after those people any time soon, but how the fuck are you literally breaking the law and literally every one of your customers know and you still think you have nothing to hide? I legit don't understand those people.
Yeah I think our community has not forgotten how quickly the tide can turn on LGBTQ+ rights. In much of western Europe and the US it's the T we're defending, if we let the trans community be discriminated against then LG&B are quick to follow.