BEUC – together with 25 members from 21 countries – filed a complaint today with the European Commission and European consumer protection authorities against SHEIN for its use of deceptive techniques (‘dark patterns’). These push consumers into purchasing more than originally intended and fuel the environmental and societal problems caused by the fast fashion industry.
    • @Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3•2 days ago

      The “you are not immune to propaganda” meme may also be propaganda depending on who and when it’s being used.

      • setVeryLoud(true);English
        1•2 days ago

        It is definitely propaganda against propaganda, everything is propaganda.

        There’s “good” propaganda and “bad” propaganda, and whether you think any propaganda is “good” or "bad’ is propaganda in itself just by sharing such an opinion.

        • @Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2•2 days ago

          It can also be propaganda against something that obviously true. It can be used to gaslight people into not believing their own eyes. Like being told that Trump isn’t leading to a more hateful country and it’s only twitter memes that make him look bad.

          • setVeryLoud(true);English
            1•2 days ago

            Absolutely, and being repeatedly reminded to get your COVID or measles shots is “positive” propaganda. Herd immunity is objectively a good thing, but any sort of PSA is propaganda. (please get your shots)

            It’s like the word “consequence”, people always think consequences are always bad, when you could say “I got rich as a consequence of winning the lottery”, or, re-worded, “I won the lottery, and consequently, I became rich”.

            Bref, if you are not immune to positive propaganda, you are also not immune to negative propaganda.