yeah i'm hyperfixating. and?

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna

hey bitches! thought i’d make a pinned post to give y’all some more info

i’ve got a lot of names so. I usually just go by Error but you can also call me Host, Sandy, Pyro, Dissenter, Doc, or Gordon if you want :] whatever works for you

i use he/him pronouns and i am a trans man. if you’re being serious i prefer mr or sir or similar stuff but as a joke i dont mind other stuff (things like the “girl help” meme for example)

i’ve got hella adhd and i will GLADLY infodump to you about any of my interests :] interests include: the mandela catalogue, madness combat, friday night funkin’,  the Iplier and Septic egos, dnd, pokemon, the utmv unfortunately, doll customization, amphibians, general “creepy crawlies”, gravity falls, portal, hlvrai, castlevania (netflix), 8:11, resident evil, and a lot of other stuff

i make fuckin. sexual jokes all the time so dont worry about that. as long as you’re not making sexual comments directed at me i’m chill

i am generous with the block button so dont test me lol. dni if you’re racist, homophobic, transphobic, a proshipper, a nomap/map/whatever term they’re using now, a geneal piece of shit

if we’re mutuals Please tag trypophobia with tw trypophobia or just trypophobia and any posts with like. an excess amount of bugs (like ants swarming around a piece of food) with excess bugs cus that stuff freaks me out

if you wanna talk to me please dm me first i am not scary i promise and i am terrified of dming people i dont know

i forget to use tone indicators a lot so just know that almost everything i say is not serious i am not actually mad at you i gently bully people to show affection

here’s some of the tags i use a lot so if i reblog and use one of these you know what they mean:

  • save - general save tag. things i wanna find later
  • *siren sounds* - talking tag
  • adhd - stuff related to adhd
  • *happy stims* - things that give me serotonin :]
  • important - things that are important for various reasons
  • gender envy - things that give me gender envy
  • memento mori - unus annus stuff
  • trans stuff - self explanatory

i also use individual tags for stuff my mutuals make

  • candy hearts - my friend blue
  • clown around town! - my friend mibby
  • bubblegum blood - my friend rufio
  • microwave noises - my friend jonah

need me to tag anything just lmk :]

anygays. i hope you have a wonderful time here :]

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harvestspriteirl: “the-haiku-bot: “truebeasty: “fullmetalfisting: “I didn’t realize this was about wind I just thought the lady was having a bad day ” americans will measure in anything but the metric system ” americans will measure in anything...
fullmetalfisting

I didn’t realize this was about wind I just thought the lady was having a bad day

truebeasty

americans will measure in anything but the metric system

the-haiku-bot

americans will

measure in anything but

the metric system

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

harvestspriteirl

Haters will see you use a real life example for the common person and go “why isn’t this formatted in the mathematics from a different country”

hate to agree with a homestuck kinnie but they're right
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viridianriver

KOKOBOT - The Airbnb-Owned Tech Startup - Data Mining Tumblr Users' Mental Health Crises for "Content"

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I got this message from a bot, and honestly? If I was a bit younger and not such a jaded bitch with a career in tech, I might have given it an honest try. I spent plenty of time in a tough situation without access to any mental health resources as a teen, and would have been sucked right in.

Chatting right from your phone, and being connected with people who can help you? Sounds nice. Especially if you believe the testimonials they spam you with (tw suicide / self harm mention in below images)

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But I was getting a weird feeling, so I went to read the legalese.

I couldn't even get through the fine-print it asked me to read and agree to, without it spamming the hell out of me. Almost like they expect people to just hit Yes? But I'm glad I stopped to read, because:

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  • What you say on there won't be confidential. (And for context, I tried it out and the things people were looking for help with? I didn't even feel comfortable sharing here as examples, it was all so deeply personal and painful)
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  • Also, what you say on there? Is now...
  • Koko's intellectual property - giving them the right to use it in any way they see fit, including
  • Publicly performing or displaying your "content" (also known as your mental health crisis) in any media format and in any media channel without limitation
  • Do this indefinitely after you end your account with them
  • Sell / share this "content" with other businesses
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  • Any harm you come to using Koko? That's on you.
  • And Koko won't take responsibility for anything someone says to you on there (which is bleak when people are using it to spread Christianity to people in crisis)

I was curious about their business model. They're a venture-capitol based tech startup, owned by Airbnb, the famous mental health professionals with a focus on ethical business practices./s They're also begging for donations despite having already been given 2.5 million dollars in research funding. (If you want a deep dive on why people throw crazy money at tech startups, see my other post here)

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They also use the data they gather from users to conduct research and publish papers. I didn't find them too interesting - other than as a good case study of "People tend to find what they are financially incentivized to find". Predictably, Koko found that Kokobot was beneficial to its users.

So yeah, being a dumbass with too much curiosity, I decided to use the Airbnb-owned Data-Mining Mental Health Chatline anyway. And if you thought it was dangerous sounding from the disclaimers? Somehow it got worse.

(trigger warning / discussions of child abuse / sexual abuse / suicide / violence below the cut - please don't read if you're not in a good place to hear about negligence around pretty horrific topics.)

Keep reading

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This is horrifying

cryptid-sighting

Someone needs to tell the FTC about this yesterday

viridianriver

I put info on how to report in my reblog here! The more emails they get, the more likely they'll investigate!

Looks like they might only start investigating if they see a pattern of reports about the same company:

Thank you for contacting the Federal Trade Commission about COPPA. Please note that the FTC does not resolve individual consumer disputes, but your complaint, comment, or inquiry may help us spot a pattern of law violations requiring law enforcement action. ALT