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submitted 5 months ago by 64bithero@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The platform I can trust ? When none of the current platforms I do trust have any cookies at all ? Or analytics?

I’ll stick with the Fediverse k? Thanks !

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[–] Pyro@programming.dev 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Besides the other issues, the name sucks. Did not one person sound it out before greenlighting it?

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[–] sidebro@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 months ago

I bet they did because it sounds like EU when you do

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[–] catharso@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"eww" is not a common sound of disgust/dislike/... in non-english languages.

at least not in german.

not sure 'bout the others.

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[–] TheOctonaut@piefed.zip 3 points 5 months ago

It's not in English either. It's a media trope, like saying "ouch" instead if "ow, fuck, stupid fucking coffee table cunt"

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[–] mr_anny@sopuli.xyz 1 point 5 months ago

It's onomatopoethic and widely undesrtandable regardless of language.

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