r/technology • u/Regular_Eggplant_248 • Jul 21 '25

Social Media YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/youtube-channels-propaganda-china-russia.html
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u/Lanhdanan Jul 21 '25

Ideally yeah, but better today than tomorrow

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u/mortalcoil1 Jul 22 '25

The best time to wipe out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others was 20 years ago.

The second best time is today.

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u/Nokomis34 Jul 22 '25

I was just talking with my wife how if we managed to remove all the bots from social media things would change almost immediately.

But this is what I've been talking about when I say we've been in the middle of WW3 for years, just the weapon is information (or misinformation if you will) instead of bombs. And so far the war has been pretty one sided. It's time we at least defend ourselves, much less start fighting back.

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u/mortalcoil1 Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25

Too bad the Trump administration is going in the opposite direction.

I heard all Alaskan Airlines flights were grounded today due to "IT outage," which, many people who know more about the IT community than me have said is likely code for cyber attack.

On the other hand, there is that famous quote by Einstein, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones,"

I suppose it's better than nothing that humans have found a different way to wage war.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA Jul 22 '25

I got downvoted to hell for even mentioning it in passing.

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u/DrizzleRizzleShizzle Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25

Ama question: My bathroom sink takes a long time to drain (ages! But it still drains eventually). What steps could I take to diagnose the low drain rate problem? I am a renter but would be happy to share my findings with my landlord.

Edit: thank you all for the suggestions! I may not report back with results but I do feel prepared!

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u/Level_32_Mage Jul 22 '25

You might be able to investigate the P trap below the sink (pretty sure it's the squiggly bit under the sink, it can sometimes be unthreaded and cleaned for any settled yuckiness).

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u/Plow_King Jul 22 '25

get one of those long, plastic things with teeth on it and pull out all the hair from the drain.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA Jul 22 '25

You probably just need to have the pop-up plug cleaned out, they get clogged up with hair and soap scum over time.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA Jul 22 '25

Sorry, budget cutbacks.

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u/PyroDesu Jul 22 '25

Liquid drain cleaner.

Even if it's not good for the pipes, you're a renter. Heck, I'd say because of that, you should not attempt to dismantle drain traps for cleaning like I see someone suggesting. The pipes are your landlord's problem.