Re: Slashdot on Samsung browser

On Tue, 20 May 2025 17:52:21 +0100, David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:

Can some of you with access to a Samsung browser please try
https://slashdot.org on a Samsung browser and some other browsers?

clickbait . . . (maybe fun to test, but it's a jungle out there)

(using Tor Browser 14.5.2)
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=moderated+censorship+commercial+social+media

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot
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 The mobile interface, added after Slashdot was sold off, was never finished,
 and lacks fundamental functionality, like account settings, anonymous posting,
 choice of markup style (important because of above lack of UTF-8), etc.
 No visible changes to the site have been made since the addition of the mobile
 interface and rudimentary asynchronous functionality.
 Comment numbers have declined to a tenth compared to its golden age.[100]
 As of late Summer 2023, the registration mechanism for new users is disabled,
 and manual requests via feedback email must be made.[101]
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https://slashdot.org
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America's regional state universities are experiencing steep enrollment declines,
triggering economic crises in the towns that depend on them, while flagship
universities continue to thrive.
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social media is moderated, whereas the majority of active usenet newsgroups
are unmoderated . . . social media is for insiders, usenet is for outsiders

p.s.  tor browser is available here:
https://www.torproject.org/download/

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Download for Android
https://www.torproject.org/download/#android
Get Tor Browser for Android.
Protect yourself against tracking, surveillance, and censorship.
Download .apk aarch64
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/14.5.2/tor-browser-android-aarch64-14.5.2.apk
Download .apk arm
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/14.5.2/tor-browser-android-armv7-14.5.2.apk
Download .apk x86_64
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/14.5.2/tor-browser-android-x86_64-14.5.2.apk
Download .apk x86
https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/14.5.2/tor-browser-android-x86-14.5.2.apk
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