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Gonxa6282on What reversing, modernising old games tells us about the economic impact of AI

Up to this point, it has never been actively stopped. Except for Take Two with the PS2 GTA games, but that was a cease & desist, so it's not determined as "illegal" either. I think that it's legal as long as you're not decrypting stuff, but my understanding may be limited.

Gonxa6282on California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

They can sell them to me instead, I could be eating grapes all year long.

Gonxa6282on UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s

Tbh, I think that this is still putting the blame on users and not in the actual tool designed to be as addictive as possible. It's like blaming people who get addicted to cigarettes.

Gonxa6282on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Even though it's a bit easy to disable, you can use the "Unhook" extension to turn off Shorts.