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[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 53 points 3 months ago (11 children)

In a move that I didn't see get any mainstream press coverage, although I learned about it through the Fediverse, the highly influential extension of the federal government, the CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation), quietly redefined affordable housing this year from at most 30% of gross income to 40-45% of gross income (and plausibly 50% by 2035). "Affordable housing" is one step below "market [price based] housing", so spending 50% of earnings on rent seems like the policy's working as intended. Society's @#$%ed

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[–] slykethephoxenix@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

In a move that I didn't see get any mainstream press coverage, although I learned about it through the Fediverse

I have some evidence that mods on the major Canadian subreddits actively censor and push specific political and ideological points. I have built tools to track it too.

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Great initiative, good on you! I'd love to see some preliminary data some time. I remember testing whether reddit geo-blocked "mail order marijuana" to Canadians around 2020, and sure enough they did. I've been off reddit for 2 years since the API debacle. Are mods on the major Canadian subreddits users or employees? If users, how/why are they so motivated to censor and promote certain narratives? Are they selected for the role based on their activity (e.g., they're already pro 'freedom convoy') and then retained (and motivated to stick to certain narratives) through ongoing relatively small monetary gifts?

[–] slykethephoxenix@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Here's a public version of my script I released last night: https://github.com/unbound-sigbreak/Reddit-Removal-Lock-Tracker

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