Classic Conversation Thread

[emoviefan]

2 hours ago, Dementeleus said:

Maybe not jail, ultimately, but at least this hits him in the balls:

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/30/donald-trump-loses-532-million-after-his-guilty-verdict-causes-trump-media-stock-to-plummet.html

Too bad somebody did not hit Fred Trump in the balls over and over again 78-79 years ago.

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

Yeah with independent he probably just took a huge hit.

[emoviefan]

11 minutes ago, AMC Theaters Enjoyer said:

Yeah with independent he probably just took a huge hit.

We can only hope.

[Porthos]

 

I don't know anything about art, but I know what I like.

[lorddemaxus]

Used to read a lot of his stuff on birth movies death. Sucks to hear this

[Eric is Quiet]

[cannastop]

2 hours ago, Eric Lasagna said:

 

[filmlover]

Don't think they've ever released a full POV of a ride before.

 

 

[Morieris]

They absolutely know most people won't care to spend the ticket prices on top of Genie+ to actually ride it without some kind of teaser.

[emoviefan]

Did not want to derail the weekend thread but the way some over there are acting about the Box Office when we have the flying monkey army of a amoral facist shitbag out there ready to do anything and everything for him maybe that should be the biggest concern right now. Just had to get that off my chest.

[filmlover]

3 hours ago, Morieris said:

They absolutely know most people won't care to spend the ticket prices on top of Genie+ to actually ride it without some kind of teaser.

Possibly. But also they'll likely be taking the video down once the attraction opens to the public at the end of the month. They've done that in the past with fireworks shows and special events like a recording of a Neil Patrick Harris Candlelight Processional performance one year where they removed the videos after a certain period of time.

[Morieris]

1 hour ago, filmlover said:

Possibly. But also they'll likely be taking the video down once the attraction opens to the public at the end of the month. They've done that in the past with fireworks shows and special events like a recording of a Neil Patrick Harris Candlelight Processional performance one year where they removed the videos after a certain period of time.

 

There'll be people like WDWNT and (well I have no idea if The Dis still exists) to record ride through, but I didn't know they had professionally recorded fireworks shows.

[cannastop]

5 hours ago, emoviefan said:

Did not want to derail the weekend thread but the way some over there are acting about the Box Office when we have the flying monkey army of a amoral facist shitbag out there ready to do anything and everything for him maybe that should be the biggest concern right now. Just had to get that off my chest.

We've always focused on box office, though we used to have an active politics section, especially in the years from 2016-2020.

[filmlover]

6 hours ago, Morieris said:

 

There'll be people like WDWNT and (well I have no idea if The Dis still exists) to record ride through, but I didn't know they had professionally recorded fireworks shows.

Disney's very deep archives also includes some stuff from the parks over the decades, including recordings of special events for historical purposes.

[Porthos]

Elon Musk’s X Now Officially Allows Porn After Update to Policies

 

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Elon Musk’s X Now Officially Allows Porn After Update to Policies

 

By Todd Spangler

 

Elon Musk‘s X now officially allows NSFW content on the social network formerly known as Twitter — with some restrictions.

 

In a recent update to its official usage policies, X says, “You may share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it’s properly labeled and not prominently displayed.”

 

“We believe that users should be able to create, distribute and consume material related to sexual themes as long as it is consensually produced and distributed,” X says in the update, which was spotted earlier by TechCrunch. “Sexual expression, whether visual or written, can be a legitimate form of artistic expression. We believe in the autonomy of adults to engage with and create content that reflects their own beliefs, desires, and experiences, including those related to sexuality.”

 

That said, according to X’s Adult Content Policy, “We balance this freedom by restricting exposure to Adult Content for children or adult users who choose not to see it. We also prohibit content promoting exploitation, nonconsent, objectification, sexualization or harm to minors, and obscene behaviors. We also do not allow sharing Adult Content in highly visible places such as profile photos or banners.”

 

The move by X to formally allow adult content “dovetails well with the company’s post-Musk marketing strategy,” says Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communication at Cornell University. “X is unapologetically provocative and has sought to distinguish itself from ‘brand-safe’ competitors” like Meta, YouTube and TikTok. With X’s recent policy update, she says, “the company seems to be courting those workers — including creators and artists — who have been marginalized by platform guidelines that tend to restrict nudity or sexual expression.”

 

 

To be sure, Twitter already allowed porn before Musk’s takeover. The company estimated 13% of all posts on the platform contained adult content, Reuters reported in October 2022 just prior to the official close of Musk’s debt-laden deal for Twitter.

 

X defines “adult content” as any “consensually produced and distributed material depicting adult nudity or sexual behavior that is pornographic or intended to cause sexual arousal.” The definition also applies to AI-generated, photographic or animated content such as cartoons, hentai or anime. Examples include depictions of “full or partial nudity, including closeups of genitals, buttocks or breasts” and “explicit or implied sexual behavior or simulated acts such as sexual intercourse and other sexual acts,” according to X.

 

X is encouraging users who regularly post adult content on the platform to adjust their media settings that will place “all your images and videos behind a content warning that needs to be acknowledged before your media can be viewed.” (The setting is under “Privacy and safety > Your posts,” where you can enable the option that says “Mark media you post as containing material that may be sensitive.”) Users also can also add a one-time content warning on individual posts. X users under 18 (or those who do not include a birth date on their profile) cannot click to view posts that are marked for adult content.

 

“If you continue to fail marking your posts, we will adjust your account settings for you,” X says in the policy update. X users can report unmarked adult content or other violations using the app’s reporting features; the company added that users may appeal a decision “If you believe we made a mistake.”

 

T I T S I N T W E E T S!

 

(guess this was easier than just futily trying to nuke the T I T S I N B I O bots which have increasingly become less and less.... restrained)

[dudalb]

On 6/2/2024 at 6:41 AM, filmlover said:

Don't think they've ever released a full POV of a ride before.

 

 

Actually they did that 70 years ago in 'This is Cinerama" the first Cinerama film. It opened with a ist  POV of the largest Roller Coaster on Coney Island on a complets run..

[grim22]

5 hours ago, Porthos said:

Elon Musk’s X Now Officially Allows Porn After Update to Policies

 

 

T I T S I N T W E E T S!

 

(guess this was easier than just futily trying to nuke the T I T S I N B I O bots which have increasingly become less and less.... restrained)

So I guess he's given up on ads and just wanted to make Twitter into Onlyfans

[Claire of Themyscira]

On 6/1/2024 at 11:53 AM, Eric Lasagna said:

Happy Pride Month, hubby. ❤️

[dudalb]

20 hours ago, grim22 said:

So I guess he's given up on ads and just wanted to make Twitter into Onlyfans

This will pretty much cause the few mainstream advertisers still on Twitter to jump ship.

Musk's handling of Twitter will be studied in business management schools as a example of how NOT to run a business.

[Torontofan]

3 minutes ago, dudalb said:

This will pretty much cause the few mainstream advertisers still on Twitter to jump ship.

Musk's handling of Twitter will be studied in business management schools as a example of how NOT to run a business.

 

The masterstroke is Mark who pushing to get Tik Tok banned while people who hate on Twitter and Meta use tik tok religiousily 

 

lol