#predatory — Public Fediverse posts

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“We’re entering the age of finitude capitalism”

* "There are many states, or “company-states”, which are currently setting up new types of semi-formal colonisation, in various places." Interview with economist Arnaud Orain >>
https://www.philonomist.com/en/interview/were-entering-age-finitude-capitalism

* What kind of capitalism is possible in a world of limited resources? Arnaud Orain
"Adapted to a world of limited resources, this "capitalism of finitude" seeks to privatize and militarize the seas and territories, impose high prices, consolidate resource "silos," and reserve exclusive markets. Drastically reducing our energy consumption is one alternative to this authoritarian capitalism, but the means to protect it remain unclear.' >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TD7wjURLJM

#FinitePlanet #LandGrabbing #FinitudeCapitalism #resources #energy #NaturalResources #oil #StraitOfHormuz #SeizeTerritories #militarisation #monopoly #predatory #colonisation #conquer #empire #TheLawOfSpoils #MaritimeRoutes #deindustrialisation #CompanyStates #ecology #EnvironmentalLimits #climate #limits #finitude #ConfiscatedWorld

Image: 'Ships of the East India Company at Sea', "A fleet of East Indiamen at sea", Nicholas Pocock, 1803 >>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_fleet_of_East_Indiamen_at_sea.jpg

“We’re entering the age of finitude capitalism”

* "There are many states, or “company-states”, which are currently setting up new types of semi-formal colonisation, in various places." Interview with economist Arnaud Orain >>
https://www.philonomist.com/en/interview/were-entering-age-finitude-capitalism

* What kind of capitalism is possible in a world of limited resources? Arnaud Orain
"Adapted to a world of limited resources, this "capitalism of finitude" seeks to privatize and militarize the seas and territories, impose high prices, consolidate resource "silos," and reserve exclusive markets. Drastically reducing our energy consumption is one alternative to this authoritarian capitalism, but the means to protect it remain unclear.' >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TD7wjURLJM

#FinitePlanet #LandGrabbing #FinitudeCapitalism #resources #energy #NaturalResources #oil #StraitOfHormuz #SeizeTerritories #militarisation #monopoly #predatory #colonisation #conquer #empire #TheLawOfSpoils #MaritimeRoutes #deindustrialisation #CompanyStates #ecology #EnvironmentalLimits #climate #limits #finitude #ConfiscatedWorld

Image: 'Ships of the East India Company at Sea', "A fleet of East Indiamen at sea", Nicholas Pocock, 1803 >>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_fleet_of_East_Indiamen_at_sea.jpg

“We’re entering the age of finitude capitalism”

* "There are many states, or “company-states”, which are currently setting up new types of semi-formal colonisation, in various places." Interview with economist Arnaud Orain >>
https://www.philonomist.com/en/interview/were-entering-age-finitude-capitalism

* What kind of capitalism is possible in a world of limited resources? Arnaud Orain
"Adapted to a world of limited resources, this "capitalism of finitude" seeks to privatize and militarize the seas and territories, impose high prices, consolidate resource "silos," and reserve exclusive markets. Drastically reducing our energy consumption is one alternative to this authoritarian capitalism, but the means to protect it remain unclear.' >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TD7wjURLJM

#FinitePlanet #LandGrabbing #FinitudeCapitalism #resources #energy #NaturalResources #oil #StraitOfHormuz #SeizeTerritories #militarisation #monopoly #predatory #colonisation #conquer #empire #TheLawOfSpoils #MaritimeRoutes #deindustrialisation #CompanyStates #ecology #EnvironmentalLimits #climate #limits #finitude #ConfiscatedWorld

Image: 'Ships of the East India Company at Sea', "A fleet of East Indiamen at sea", Nicholas Pocock, 1803 >>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_fleet_of_East_Indiamen_at_sea.jpg

“We’re entering the age of finitude capitalism”

* "There are many states, or “company-states”, which are currently setting up new types of semi-formal colonisation, in various places." Interview with economist Arnaud Orain >>
https://www.philonomist.com/en/interview/were-entering-age-finitude-capitalism

* What kind of capitalism is possible in a world of limited resources? Arnaud Orain
"Adapted to a world of limited resources, this "capitalism of finitude" seeks to privatize and militarize the seas and territories, impose high prices, consolidate resource "silos," and reserve exclusive markets. Drastically reducing our energy consumption is one alternative to this authoritarian capitalism, but the means to protect it remain unclear.' >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TD7wjURLJM

#FinitePlanet #LandGrabbing #FinitudeCapitalism #resources #energy #NaturalResources #oil #StraitOfHormuz #SeizeTerritories #militarisation #monopoly #predatory #colonisation #conquer #empire #TheLawOfSpoils #MaritimeRoutes #deindustrialisation #CompanyStates #ecology #EnvironmentalLimits #climate #limits #finitude #ConfiscatedWorld

Image: 'Ships of the East India Company at Sea', "A fleet of East Indiamen at sea", Nicholas Pocock, 1803 >>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_fleet_of_East_Indiamen_at_sea.jpg

“We’re entering the age of finitude capitalism”

* "There are many states, or “company-states”, which are currently setting up new types of semi-formal colonisation, in various places." Interview with economist Arnaud Orain >>
https://www.philonomist.com/en/interview/were-entering-age-finitude-capitalism

* What kind of capitalism is possible in a world of limited resources? Arnaud Orain
"Adapted to a world of limited resources, this "capitalism of finitude" seeks to privatize and militarize the seas and territories, impose high prices, consolidate resource "silos," and reserve exclusive markets. Drastically reducing our energy consumption is one alternative to this authoritarian capitalism, but the means to protect it remain unclear.' >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TD7wjURLJM

#FinitePlanet #LandGrabbing #FinitudeCapitalism #resources #energy #NaturalResources #oil #StraitOfHormuz #SeizeTerritories #militarisation #monopoly #predatory #colonisation #conquer #empire #TheLawOfSpoils #MaritimeRoutes #deindustrialisation #CompanyStates #ecology #EnvironmentalLimits #climate #limits #finitude #ConfiscatedWorld

Image: 'Ships of the East India Company at Sea', "A fleet of East Indiamen at sea", Nicholas Pocock, 1803 >>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_fleet_of_East_Indiamen_at_sea.jpg

Warning:
Excessively long post about abusive behaviours. Specifically: How and why abusers try to force their victims into compliance.

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Abusers employ tactics like minimization and blame-shifting, where they warn the victim to adjust their behaviour to avoid escalation ("You made me do this" or "If you acted right, this wouldn't happen").

The abuser flips the script to make the victim seem/feel responsible, deflecting guilt.

🔸️Veiled Threats and Control:Their phrasing often implies a warning—behave as I say or face punishment.

🔸️Victim-Blaming: By placing the onus on victims to "act" in ways the abuser prescribes, it shifts responsibility away from the perpetrator and onto the subjects.

🔸️Gaslighting: Abusers also gaslight victims by suggesting their reactions or actions provoked the abuse ("You're overreacting" or "No one will believe you").

In broader terms, it's akin to narratives in oppressive systems where marginalized groups are told to "behave" to avoid repercussions, rather than challenging the systems themselves.

🔸️Doubling Down on Objections: Abusers tend to escalate when confronted — refusing accountability and intensifying harm.

This reflects a mindset of dominance, where opposition is met with retaliation rather than reflection. ⬅️

"You made me do it/look what you made me do."
(Shifts fault for their behavior.)

"It's your fault I [drink/cheat/lose control]."
(Links their issues to the victim's actions.)

🔸️Minimizing Trauma:
Similar to victim-blaming, but slightly different, abusers often gaslight around the victim's distress ("don't cry") to reframe abuse as consensual or minor.

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This prioritizes control over empathy, much like sexual violence dynamics where the abuser demands a performance to ease their conscience.
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Abusers can be blatant and public about their behaviour for several interconnected psychological and strategic reasons.

While many abusers carefully hide their actions in private to maintain a facade (e.g., charming in public, cruel at home), ➡️ others operate openly or semi-openly—making threats, minimizing harm, or displaying control in ways that are visible to others. ⬅️

This isn't accidental; it's often deliberate and serves their goals.

🔸️When an abuser acts blatantly, it's a direct display of dominance: "I can do this openly, and nothing will stop me."

Public threats or veiled warnings send a clear message to the target: "Behave, or face consequences everyone can see." This amplifies intimidation because the victim knows others might witness it, yet the abuser often bets that bystanders won't intervene or will side with them.

🔸️In some cases, the public element normalizes the behavior or desensitizes observers over time, making escalation easier without immediate backlash.

🔸️Abusers who are blatant often feel untouchable. This can stem from: Social privilege (e.g., status, profession, gender dynamics, or community support) that shields them from accountability.

Past experiences where they've gotten away with similar actions without repercussions leads to bolder behaviour.

🔸️Institutional or cultural backing (e.g. online echo chambers, or environments where certain targets are dehumanized).

If the abuser has successfully discredited victims before or reframed criticism as "overreaction," they grow bolder. Blatant behaviour becomes a test of how far they can push without real pushback.

🔸️Many abusers exhibit narcissistic tendencies, where they crave attention, admiration, or validation. Public displays can serve as:

• Bragging or signaling superiority ("Look how I control the narrative/situation").

• Triangulation (pitting people against each other by making the abuse visible in a way that isolates the target further).

• Maintaining a heroic or authoritative image while subtly (or not-so-subtly) punishing those who challenge them.

➡️ In extreme cases, the abuser derives satisfaction from the fear or discomfort their actions provoke in others, viewing it as proof of their power. ⬅️

🔸️Going public first allows the abuser to shape the story before the victim can speak up. By posting warnings, framing their actions as "advice" or "concern," or doxxing under the guise of accountability, they position themselves as the reasonable party. This preempts accusations of wrongdoing and makes any pushback from the target look like retaliation or instability.

It's a form of reactive abuse setup in reverse: they provoke or threaten openly, then point to any response as justification for further harm.

Repeated public or semi-public acts can gradually normalize abusive tactics within a group or online community. What starts as a "joke" or "warning" escalates because fewer people call it out.

🔸️🔸️🔸️Over time, the abuser gains a reputation for being "tough" or "principled," while victims are painted as overly sensitive or deserving of scrutiny.🔸️🔸️🔸️

Then again, some abusers simply don't care about consequences because their empathy deficit makes others' suffering irrelevant. If the behavior aligns with their worldview (e.g., viewing certain groups as threats or inferior), they see no reason to hide it—they may even view openness as moral righteousness.

#predatory #abuse

Jesus fucking Christ.
What kind of a sociopath would deliberately put photographs of other people's children online in the hopes that they'll be manipulated by other predators?

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AI Child Sexual Abuse Featuring Known Victims and Famous Children: Perpetrators increasingly use fine-tuned AI models to generate new imagery of known victims of child sexual abuse or famous children.
❞

https://www.iwf.org.uk/about-us/why-we-exist/our-research/how-ai-is-being-abused-to-create-child-sexual-abuse-imagery/

#CreepyAF #Predatory

#Trump’s #Predatory Danger to Latin #America https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-maduro-war-venezuela-regime-change/

Oh hell yes. A rep from #palentir is challenging #GamersNexus to a grudgematch - and tis glorious.

#GNCA is of course their new #Consumer #Advocacy group and you should #subscribe if you want to see some first grade journalistic reporting.

Personally I want Palentir to stay the hell away from my country of #Norway, because they obviously want to help build #SurveilanceStates - and are therefore #antidemocratic, #predatory and a bunch of toadies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Idb_D4Tdu8

@BusinessInsider @tech-BusinessInsider
On #meta eating #manus #AI: All the talk and commentary about talent acquisition, #geopolitical #competition, #export controls, etc. Has any respectable analyst, market/tech reporter, #journalist, commentator discussed the #antitrust and #anticompetitive impacts of meta's seemingly #predatory #acquisition of #agenticAI startup manus?🤔 Please share because I personally haven't seen any.🙏

For all your Infamnalogn needs! Publish in this very real journal now. It's so real it's even indexed in PuMmed, and it'll only cost $1000 to have your manuscript disappear into a black money hole! 🤑 #predatory

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sp6tzp67tzwe3tsk625onazv/post/3mbiw6o64fs2x

Will Open Access Die Eventually? | PublishingState.com

.. The rise of #predatory journals is arguably the greatest ethical and qualitative threat to #OpenAccess publishing. ..

https://publishingstate.com/will-open-access-die-eventually/2025/

if you ever need an image for #predatory #journals.

"The wellspring of #enshittification isn't poor #consumption choices, it's poor #policy #choices. The reason #monsters are able to destroy our #online lives isn't their personal #moral failings, it's the #system that rewards #predatory, #deceptive and unfair #commercial practices and elevates their foremost #practitioners to positions of power within firms…"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/10/say-their-names/

"The wellspring of #enshittification isn't poor #consumption choices, it's poor #policy #choices. The reason #monsters are able to destroy our #online lives isn't their personal #moral failings, it's the #system that rewards #predatory, #deceptive and unfair #commercial practices and elevates their foremost #practitioners to positions of power within firms…"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/10/say-their-names/

"The wellspring of #enshittification isn't poor #consumption choices, it's poor #policy #choices. The reason #monsters are able to destroy our #online lives isn't their personal #moral failings, it's the #system that rewards #predatory, #deceptive and unfair #commercial practices and elevates their foremost #practitioners to positions of power within firms…"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/10/say-their-names/

"The wellspring of #enshittification isn't poor #consumption choices, it's poor #policy #choices. The reason #monsters are able to destroy our #online lives isn't their personal #moral failings, it's the #system that rewards #predatory, #deceptive and unfair #commercial practices and elevates their foremost #practitioners to positions of power within firms…"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/10/say-their-names/

"The wellspring of #enshittification isn't poor #consumption choices, it's poor #policy #choices. The reason #monsters are able to destroy our #online lives isn't their personal #moral failings, it's the #system that rewards #predatory, #deceptive and unfair #commercial practices and elevates their foremost #practitioners to positions of power within firms…"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/10/say-their-names/

Does anyone in #science community here have a handle on the publisher "World Scientific"? Are they #predatory?

I got a request for reviewing a paper for one of their #journal. I skimmed over the manuscript:

- methodologically sound
- interesting experiment
- self built apparatus, but manuscript fails to mention key performance figures
- too much filler text introducing basic textbook math (written for readers in the medical field?)
- statistics given, but I didn't check them yet

#Researchers everywhere, including my #authors around the world, here is an article about how to determine whether a #journal is #predatory and is one that you do not want to submit your articles to. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17512786.2025.2551984 Hat tip to Ivan Oransky: https://tinyurl.com/4z9btkrd

When you are able to publish bullshit in a #predatory journal: look at the title, author and affiliation, which the editor was unable (?) to identify.... The test was done by Thomas Schlacher #Research #Integrity

TIL my expertise and leadership continue to shape the advancement of nanotechnology and materials science! Honestly I do impress myself. Considering I don't work in those fields :) #predatory

Delta’s #AI #spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say

One week after #Delta announced it is expanding a test using #AtificialIntelligence to charge different prices based on customers' personal data—which critics fear could end cheap flights forever—#Democratic lawmakers have moved to ban what they consider #predatory #surveillance pricing

Reps. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) announced the Stop AI Price #Gouging & Wage Fixing Act

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/deltas-ai-spying-to-jack-up-prices-must-be-banned-lawmakers-say/

Proton joins suit against Apple for predatory practices

https://proton.me/blog/apple-lawsuit

#HackerNews #Proton #Apple #Lawsuit #predatory #practices #tech #news

Did you know there are #predatory #book #publishers? Read all about them in this two-part essay on the Scholarly Kitchen blog. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/03/guest-post-trust-and-transparency-in-open-access-book-publishing-part-1/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/04/guest-post-trust-and-transparency-in-open-access-book-publishing-part-2/

50 US Code Sec 21 #Restraint #Regulation & #Removal Whenever there #declared #war between #US & any #foreign #nation or #government, or any #invasion or #predatory #incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against #territory of US by any foreign #nation or #government, President makes public proclamation of event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of hostile nation govt who shall be within US not actually naturalized, shall removed as alien #enemies. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/21

I try and keep a look out for fake conferences, but this is a new one on me, and a relatively high quality attempt. #predatory

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hggf5ccqabvgfuzgm3perwxn/post/3lmkh7vcbo22t

Today's #vendorSpam: immunology reagents to synthesize all those biologics I never make Today's #predatory spam: firstly, can I please submit to MDPI Biomimetics (no?!) and secondly, my groundbreaking work in nanochemistry is sought as an illustrious keynote by "vivid global summit" 🤣

😂😂😂😂😂 "Please please submit to our journal!" "Ok, which journal is it?" "That doesn't matter." "Ok thanks, Jane Austen" #predatory

Listen, you care about the #climate. You care about the #environment. You care about the actual, factual #globalwarming going on right now. Good for you.

Now why aren't you voting #socialist? Why aren't you promoting #socialism? Why aren't you avoiding #predatory #multinational #corporations? Why aren't you breaking down local giant corporations? Why aren't you #organizing?!

No, really. It takes effort. Gtfo out there and #organize already. Have grit, have gal, be a mensch and GO!

And they just kept calling and calling until I answere. One the phone she sent me an email with a link to "accept the changes and additional charges" even though I said no over the phone. She kept insisting I click the link.

WOW. #Predatory
3/3

Alas, that check shows that it was a predatory conference. And I wanted to go, too...

#DueDiligence #Predatory #AcademicChatter

#Antimicrobial_resistance in #soil #bacteria without the use of #antibiotics: #Predatory interactions drive development.

#mighty_microbes #Myxococcus #predator-prey_interaction #community_ecology #microbiome

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-antimicrobial-resistance-soil-bacteria-antibiotics.html

Predatory Journals - The List
The #Predatory #Publishers List 2025
The Predatory #Journals List 2025
By @predatoryreport
https://www.predatoryjournals.org/the-list

Attention-Worthy Links for December 21st, 2024

https://bit.ly/awl122124

#Linux #Windows #Cost-Effectiveness #Privacy #Performance #Support #Antarctica #Patescibacteria #symbiotic #predatory #monitor #Daphnia #totality #combinations #AI #novella #health #insurance #murder #Radicalized #Sanders #Zilbalodis #climate #NRDC #innocent #animals #climate

#Retraction handling by potential #predatory #journals
(published in 'Accountability in #Research’)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989621.2024.2434245

#ScholComm #integrity #publishing #retractions #predatoryjournals #RetractionWatch #WoS #qualitycontrol

@SciMag is alarmed that low quality articles are flawing #SystematicReviews.

One solution is to only include studies that are in #opendata.

Another is to ignore #predatory and journals in the "gray zone" (e.g. all #MDPI, #Frontiers, #ScientificReports, etc.) as we already do in evaluation committees.

https://www.science.org/content/article/systematic-reviews-aim-extract-broad-conclusions-many-studies-are-peril

Criticizing '#predatory' #journals while ignoring the #extractive practices of giants publishing #dataopolies?

Academic publishing needs introspection

Who profits from our labor and publicly funded research?

#AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #P2P #Coops

https://ukrant.nl/magazine/elseviers-stranglehold-on-academia-how-publishers-get-rich-from-our-data/?lang=en

Criticizing '#predatory' #journals while ignoring the #extractive practices of giants publishing #dataopolies?

Academic publishing needs introspection

Who profits from our labor and publicly funded research?

#AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #P2P #Coops

https://ukrant.nl/magazine/elseviers-stranglehold-on-academia-how-publishers-get-rich-from-our-data/?lang=en

Criticizing '#predatory' #journals while ignoring the #extractive practices of giants publishing #dataopolies?

Academic publishing needs introspection

Who profits from our labor and publicly funded research?

#AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #P2P #Coops

https://ukrant.nl/magazine/elseviers-stranglehold-on-academia-how-publishers-get-rich-from-our-data/?lang=en

Criticizing '#predatory' #journals while ignoring the #extractive practices of giants publishing #dataopolies?

Academic publishing needs introspection

Who profits from our labor and publicly funded research?

#AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #P2P #Coops

https://ukrant.nl/magazine/elseviers-stranglehold-on-academia-how-publishers-get-rich-from-our-data/?lang=en

Criticizing '#predatory' #journals while ignoring the #extractive practices of giants publishing #dataopolies?

Academic publishing needs introspection

Who profits from our labor and publicly funded research?

#AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #P2P #Coops

https://ukrant.nl/magazine/elseviers-stranglehold-on-academia-how-publishers-get-rich-from-our-data/?lang=en

"#Universities in #DarkTimes: Beyond the #Plague of #Neoliberal #Fascism. Facing #authoritarian #threats, #universities—once #progressive hubs of higher learning—are now under #siege.

Many prioritize #profit, #suppress #dissent, and adopt #predatory #capitalism, betraying their democratic mission."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Censorship #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/04/universities-in-dark-times-beyond-the-plague-of-neoliberal-fascism/

This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
@rbreich
#LaissezFaire #Predatory #Capitalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaSn0iqzVv4

“one fine day, a purely predatory world shall consume itself. Yes, the Devil shall take the hindmost until the foremost is the hindmost. In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction”
—David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

#predatory #capitalism #consumerism #selfishness #extinction #cloud_atlas

Warning: This post mentions acts of inappropriate interactions with minors.

It was four years ago, everything was pretty normal, or as normal as normal could be on Twitter (or, at least, nearer to the end of Twitter’s life, before it became an X). Maybe some people followed and watched Dr. Disrespect. Maybe some synthwave creators who fancied themselves part of some obscure, secret boys club, were in his Discord building an exclusive playlist. And maybe some people hated him for his abrasive, sometimes homophobic or transphobic words, and actions.

And maybe some people remember his first ban, which came after he filmed within a bathroom at TwitchCon.

The second ban came in 2020, with nothing but an enormous amount of secrecy, that erupted literal conspiracy theories about what actually happened.

After a day of silence, Disrespect has made only a brief statement on Twitter, saying that Twitch has not notified him of any reasoning behind the ban. In the days since he was banned, speculation has run rampant throughout social media, but there has been no official word or credible leaks about why this ban happened.

Twitch has yet to specify a reason or speak about Disrespect specifically. The company’s only statement has been a vague update regarding community guidelines and terms of service:

“As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. These apply to all streamers regardless of status or prominence in the community.”

Dave Thier, Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/06/28/statement-respond-why-dr-disrespect-banned-from-twitch-for-mysterious-reasons/

And now, four years later, we finally know why he was banned.

Dr. Disrespect exchanged inappropriate messages with a minor via Twitch’s own software.

Just after publishing the above piece, Dr. Disrespect issued a lengthy statement, admitting to inappropriate messages with a minor, though he denies that it involved anything illegal and pushes back against accusations that he is a predator.

“Were there twitch whisper messages with an individual minor back in 2017?” Beahm writes. “ The answer is yes. Were there real intentions behind these messages, the answer is absolutely not. These were casual, mutual conversations that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate, but nothing more.

Erik Kain, Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/06/25/dr-disrespect-makes-a-big-streaming-announcement-amidst-allegations/

I’m not sure why it took this long for word to finally come out. Maybe Guy, or Twitch, thought the heat would die down enough that it wouldn’t kick up so much dust.

But, I think they were wrong.

Obviously, Beahm is a predator, despicable. And I’m willing to bet what he details happened is probably the light beer version of what really happened.

The bigger question, I think, is why did Twitch keep this a secret, and why did they pay him?

Twitch had these details, they knew what happened, and they kept it under wraps for four years. A website that’s supposed to be rock solid, open to all, safe. … kept a secret about a prominent streamer contacting a minor, inappropriately, on their own website.

Uh, guys?

I think Twitch kinda fucked up here. I mean, maybe they were wrapped up in all this legality that Beahm keeps talking about, but you WOULD THINK, maybe … They’d come out and be like, “Yeah, he did this. That’s why we banned him.” You know, four years ago. I don’t know, maybe there’s more to it than that, but if I were in-charge, I don’t think I’d keep secrets for the man.

What do you think?

https://cmdr-nova.online/2024/06/25/dr-disrespect-twitch-ban/

#banning #disrespect #drDisrespect #guyBeahm #predatory #streaming #twitch

🏆The amazing #CFPB
"reversed several abuses of #predatory #capitalism & made them illegal. Rather than leaving it to deceived #consumers to take on giant corporations, CFPB does it on citizens’ behalf.. CFPB also demonstrates what’s possible when a resolute & incorruptible regulator such as #RohitChopra is lead'g an agency, VS too many regulators who r look'g fwd to revolving-door jobs in indust. CFPB’s success is vindication of e wisdom of its architect #ElizabethWarren"
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-06-07-window-on-corporate-deceptions/

🏆The amazing #CFPB
"reversed several abuses of #predatory #capitalism & made them illegal. Rather than leaving it to deceived #consumers to take on giant corporations, CFPB does it on citizens’ behalf.. CFPB also demonstrates what’s possible when a resolute & incorruptible regulator such as #RohitChopra is lead'g an agency, VS too many regulators who r look'g fwd to revolving-door jobs in indust. CFPB’s success is vindication of e wisdom of its architect #ElizabethWarren"
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-06-07-window-on-corporate-deceptions/

🏆The amazing #CFPB
"reversed several abuses of #predatory #capitalism & made them illegal. Rather than leaving it to deceived #consumers to take on giant corporations, CFPB does it on citizens’ behalf.. CFPB also demonstrates what’s possible when a resolute & incorruptible regulator such as #RohitChopra is lead'g an agency, VS too many regulators who r look'g fwd to revolving-door jobs in indust. CFPB’s success is vindication of e wisdom of its architect #ElizabethWarren"
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-06-07-window-on-corporate-deceptions/