• Hello Guest,

    We will not be following or complying with the Online Safety Bill that was recently signed into law in the UK. This bill will not affect the operations of the site, nor do we have a presence in the UK to receive notice or fines that the UK Government may impose.

    We would highly recommend that all users from the UK get some sort of VPN, and you should petition your lawmakers to let them know how you feel about this piece of draconian legislation.
Kera

Kera

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Hello, I had no problem finding this website in Germany. I wasn't even specifically looking for it. I just stumbled upon this site by accident through a thread.
 
AnHeroTransGirl

AnHeroTransGirl

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Jul 17, 2023
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I hate to be that person but does Germany's government have the right to morally grandstand about ANYTHING after causing WWII?
 
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Galaxie76

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Jun 19, 2023
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Hello, I had no problem finding this website in Germany. I wasn't even specifically looking for it. I just stumbled upon this site by accident through a thread.
That's exactly how I found this site. I searched Google for information for a specific method and found a thread from this forum about it.
 
Kera

Kera

Experienced
Jul 16, 2023
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Make sure to check dates of threads.
This was a problem in 2020.

I'm not the only one. The thread is previewed under News and Announcements. So I assumed that the problem is current again. I joined my previous speaker softgirlluna and the others. Perhaps it is advisable to close this thread so that no more replies are possible!?
 

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Valky

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I'm not the only one. The thread is previewed under News and Announcements. So I assumed that the problem is current again. I joined my previous speaker softgirlluna and the others. Perhaps it is advisable to close this thread so that no more replies are possible!?
They automatically get pushed to the top if someone comments on a thread. It’s still here for information not because it is a current topic. My point still stands.
 
Kera

Kera

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Jul 16, 2023
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They automatically get pushed to the top if someone comments on a thread. It’s still here for information not because it is a current topic. My point still stands.

I don't see it as doggedly as the other 25 users ;) Thanks for the tip anyway! I will consider it in future.
 
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Valky

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I don't see it as doggedly as the other 25 users ;) Thanks for the tip anyway! I will consider it in future.
No clue what you’re referring to and neither do I care, really. You are welcome.
 
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mando

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Google brought out a new filter called "Your Money or Your Life" YMYL that targets pages/sites that could impact " the future happiness, health, financial stability, or safety of users ".

They basically remove anything giving financial, health, wellbeing etc advice if the site cannot be verified as giving professional advice because the owner is an appropriately qualified expert, or if they deem it harmful.

It's very ambiguous language - basically some person in silicon valley or wherever decides this site is right or wrong based on their own subjective thought processes (and they are probably not a qualified expert in these topics and are deciding based on their own morality), they then remove the site / pages, and there is no defined process to appeal.

It's censorship as is found on YT, twitter, Fb, etc on the web.

Really, since they own the search engine they can do what they like. I don't think they are specifically coming after SS, we've just fallen into the orbit of their new ideology.
Good find, it is just straight up orwellian censorship.
There is the word "money"in the acronym, that is what this is all about, paid results.
Some of the "rules"
  • News about important topics and current events, especially in business, politics, science and technology.
  • Information about civics, government and the law, such as content about voting or social services.
  • Financial advice and information about taxes, savings, investments, etc.
  • Shopping pages, whether for products or services.
  • Health and safety content including medical information and anything to do with drugs, emergency preparedness, hospitals and more.
  • Pages about groups of people, specifically claims or information about religion, sexuality, race or other shared traits/demographics.

Google notes that the list in its guidelines is not comprehensive. Any webpage with information, advice, or claims "related to big decisions or important aspects of people's lives" can be considered YMYL.
 
Housefly

Housefly

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May 7, 2023
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Germany back at it again with the book burning but digital this time. Feels bad man
In my country a suicide help sight comes up then the wiki page then blogs about ss the then reddit posts about ss then ss
 
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