dmv.community is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A small regional Mastodon instance for those in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas. Local news, commentary, and conversation.

Administered by:

Server stats:

154
active users

#singaporean

0 posts0 participants0 posts today

TikTok Users talking about
#cute #winter #boots” keeping people safe from "ice," are referencing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

"Cute winter boots" is just the latest example of #algospeak,
-- coded phrases and words aimed at subverting algorithmic filters.

As the U.S. government seeks to enact stricter controls over speech online, TikTok users are adopting more coded language specifically aimed at criticizing the government and alerting others to government surveillance of online spaces.

For instance, the phrase
"#Senator, #Im #Singaporean,"
a quote uttered by TikTok's CEO Shou Chew in response to Sen. Tom Cotton's racist line of questioning implying that Chew was a Chinese government agent,
is now frequently posted in the comments of videos by users seeking to warn others about the content they're posting.

The phrase "Senator, I'm Singaporean," has come to mean that a video is not something that the government wants, or that they're going to show this type of video to congress, a creator explained.

usermag.co/p/tiktok-cute-winte

User Mag · TikTok’s “cute winter boots” meaning explainedBy Taylor Lorenz

russia has lost another banking partner as more lenders turn their back on moscow over fear of #sanctions

russia will be cut off from another bank at the end of the month.

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp will stop processing russian transactions in November

The #Singaporean #bank is following lenders in China, which have largely pulled back from russia.

businessinsider.com/russia-eco

Insider · Russia economy: Moscow lost another banking partner amid fear of sanctionsBy Jennifer Sor

Last night I got the ultimate “Chinese Auntie” compliment from our close family friend: “You’ve lost weight!” She’s not wrong, I have indeed lost a few pounds since late June (I don’t weight myself that often). But seriously, does this really have to be so stereotypically true that that’s the first thing your Asian Aunt notices about you? (My uncle too actually, he has said the same thing before) #AsianMastodon #Singaporean