Similarly, if you were going to fly on an airplane, people would say what time does your plane land? They don’t think you own the plane.
I think that’s a fair point!
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[…] You had a misunderstanding.
When I first read it, it felt, to me, like they were insinuating that she was on board and in transit while it happened, but on second thought perhaps I read too much into it.
Hrm, idk. I think I would just avoid the reference altogether. It feels, to me, like the reference emotionally charges the reporting too much for my liking. That being said, perhaps something more like this: “A month after a ship with the same destination that she was to board was allegedly bombed, Greta Thunberg sets sail to Gaza.”.
EDIT (2025-06-02T06:55Z): I think I’m overthinking it 😆 please disregard the following comment.
[…] She tried the same about a month ago and her ship was bombed in a drone strike.
Depending on exactly what they mean by “her ship”, this is either false or misleading. Presumably, they are referring to the incident that occurred on 2025 May 2 [1] where the Conscience was struck while still at anchor in Malta [1.2]; however, Greta Thunberg was not on board that ship during the incident [2], but she was supposed to board it [2]. Therefore, it would be false if, by “her ship”, they meant she was physically present on the ship during the incident, or it would be misleading, imo, if, by “her ship”, they mean that she was supposed to be on it. Another possible option could be that they meant that she personally owns the ship; however, if so, that would also be false, as it is owned by a Turkish NGO [1.1].
References
- Type: Article. Title: “2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident”. Publisher: “Wikipedia”. Published: 2025-05-30T03:31Z. Accessed: 2025-06-02T05:28Z. URI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_Freedom_Flotilla_incident.
- Type: Text. Location: §“Background”. §“Freedom Flotilla Coalition”. §“The Conscience”.
[…] the vessel is owned by the Turkish non-governmental organization Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH). […]
- Type: Text. Location: §“Incident”. ¶1.
[…] The boat was on its way to Malta to collect more aid and pick up 44 passengers. According to reports, while still at anchor, the vessel was struck shortly after midnight local time on 2 May by what were described as missiles launched from two drones. […]
- Type: Text. Location: §“Background”. §“Freedom Flotilla Coalition”. §“The Conscience”.
- Type: Article. Title: “Was Greta Thunberg on the ship that caught fire off Malta after alleged Israeli drone attack?”. Publisher: “The Times of India”. Published: 2025-05-05T21:02+05:30. Accessed: 2025-06-02T05:34Z. URI: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/was-greta-thunberg-on-the-ship-that-caught-fire-off-malta-after-alleged-israeli-drone-attack/articleshow/120904802.cms?hl=en-US.
- Type: Text. Location: ¶1.
[…] as clarified by Greta in her statement, that she was supposed to board the vessel but was not on it. […]
- Type: Text. Location: ¶1.
- Type: Article. Title: “2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident”. Publisher: “Wikipedia”. Published: 2025-05-30T03:31Z. Accessed: 2025-06-02T05:28Z. URI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_Freedom_Flotilla_incident.
2·9 days agoIt took me until ”🤕🍦🎖️" to realize what I was reading.
That’s pretty neat!
bebes
I can hear this word.
41·16 days agoI agree with this, in that I think it avoids the issue of appearing to side with one or the other — I think it’s more neutral.
2·26 days agoYou’re welcome! 😊
IDK if they’re “Fediverse specific”, but I love SSTF’s (@setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world) art.
I wonder if he’ll make a video (if he hasn’t already) on why he chose to switch to Linux; I’m quite interested to hear what made him decide to switch, and I’m also very interested to hear what issues, if any, he encountered along the way.
0·4 months ago[…] i still thoroughly disagree with you […]
Would you mind outlining why?
I don’t think this behavior should be socially tolerated; however, I don’t think it’s a good idea to police it through the use of governmental force.
My comment wasn’t protesting the use of Signal; it was rather clarifying the misinformation in OP’s post — ie misinformation that Signal is a federated service.
Signal isn’t federated [1][2][3.1]; it’s decentralized [1][2][3.2]. Though, for all practical purposes, I would generally argue that it’s centralized.
References
- Signal-Server. signalapp. Github. Published: 2025-01-31T15:34:14.000Z. Accessed: 2025-02-01T09:24Z. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server.
- This is the source code for the server that Signal uses.
- “Signal (software)”. Wikipedia. Published: 2025-01-06T09:34Z. Accessed: 2025-02-1T09:30Z. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software).
- ¶“Architecture”. ¶“Servers”.
Signal relies on centralized servers that are maintained by Signal Messenger. In addition to routing Signal’s messages, the servers also facilitate the discovery of contacts who are also registered Signal users and the automatic exchange of users’ public keys. […]
- ¶“Architecture”. ¶“Servers”.
- “Reflections: The ecosystem is moving”. moxie0. Signal Blog. Published: 2016-05-10. Accessed: 2025-02-01T09:40Z. https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/.
- ¶5. to ¶“Stuck in time”. ¶3-6
One of the controversial things we did with Signal early on was to build it as an unfederated service. Nothing about any of the protocols we’ve developed requires centralization; it’s entirely possible to build a federated Signal Protocol-based messenger, but I no longer believe that it is possible to build a competitive federated messenger at all. […] [interoperable protocols] [have] taken us pretty far, but it’s undeniable that once you federate your protocol, it becomes very difficult to make changes. And right now, at the application level, things that stand still don’t fare very well in a world where the ecosystem is moving. […] Early on, I thought we’d federate Signal once its velocity had subsided. Now I realize that things will probably never slow down, and if anything the velocity of the entire landscape seems to be steadily increasing.
- ¶“Stuck in time”. “Federation and control”. ¶6.
An open source infrastructure for a centralized network now provides almost the same level of control as federated protocols, without giving up the ability to adapt. If a centralized provider with an open source infrastructure ever makes horrible changes, those that disagree have the software they need to run their own alternative instead. It may not be as beautiful as federation, but at this point it seems that it will have to do.
- ¶5. to ¶“Stuck in time”. ¶3-6
- Signal-Server. signalapp. Github. Published: 2025-01-31T15:34:14.000Z. Accessed: 2025-02-01T09:24Z. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server.
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