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		colejohnson66 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Michigan 'digital age' bills pulled after privacy ... "Can we do X, Y, Z?" Yes? Or maybe later? It's so annoying. No means no, not "pester me later"!

bombcar 14 days ago [–]

Consent used to be "Yes" or "No" now it's "Yes" or "I'll give in later"

salawat 14 days ago | [–]

There's a reason the tech industry is said to be rapey. Such fundamental misunderstandings of consent likely do not ultimately stop at the digital.

mghackerlady 14 days ago | | [–]

Woman in tech (rare here, I know) and I can confirm, they don't stop at digital

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