remember when I asked for a replacement for #disqus and then ranted about how none of the available solutions would also integrate with #mastodon?

Well shit. I did it again and scratched my own itch and barfed out another open source project.

Introducing: Meh..

https://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2025-03/26-meh_another_comment_system

* single install serves as many sites as you want
* can be used in static websites (it's lightweight web components in the frontend)
* imports Disqus
* fetches Mastodon replies as comments
* supports different languages (so far en, fr, es, de)
* probably has bugs

#opensource #opensourcesoftware #comments

“Your Legal #Rights. Depending on the #laws where you live, you may have one or more of the following #rights under local laws. #Disqus extends these rights to all individuals, regardless of where they live, including the right to:

* Request a copy of personal data we have collected about you

* Opt-out of our sale or sharing of personal data about you

* Request that we delete data we have collected about you

* Request that we correct data, restrict our use of data, or delete sensitive personal data that you may have previously provided in a comment (due to technical limitations, all of these requests will be handled as requests to delete data)

How To Make a Request. If you wish to exercise any of the above rights please click here.”

#PersonalData <https://disqus.com/data-sharing-settings/>

Damn! I just realised that #Disqus now injects ads of their own into my personal ad-free blog.

I guess I have to disable comments till I find an alternative and have the time to migrate to it. I know gisqus is one, but will need to look at it.

Just logged into #Disqus account for the first time in seven years. Interesting to see old comments I had made on articles and blog posts. I'd say about 3/4 of them are sites that no longer use Disqus. So when I look back at the comments in the context of the pages, those comment threads have just been disappeared from the page entirely.

A lot of them are news media sites that have just abandoned comments sections entirely.
#NewsMedia #comments

Peak #Internet: Someone on #Disqus with the profile user name "Customer Service," replying to complainers on Down Detector site telling them that their service with whatever ISP will be canceled at the end of the billing cycle and thanking them for their patronage.