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I'm having trouble understanding the options under settings > DATA should I change reddit source to Teddit? Or should I configure redirect manually in Privacy enhancer?

No this is fine; version 2 is in maintenance mode, and version 3 is technically stable, it's just not as polished as a release version.

What you're getting with V3 is more services, currently Reddit and Lemmy.

Regarding your question, there are a few things to know.

Originally, Stealth supported a few Reddit sources: the original API, web scrapping using old.reddit (for when API was rate-limited), and Teddit for more privacy. So when you chose either of those, requests were made using that source.

V3 was launched along with the Stealth API, to which all requests from the app are routed. The source selection was updated to be compatible with Stealth API and was working fine at first.

Then, old.reddit started to block bots and made web scrapping almost impossible (especially when using an IP address from a VPS). Also, Teddit was deprecated and most of the instances are now dead.

So technically, the mechanism still works, but not with the official Stealth instances, nor with the provided Teddit instances.

I recommended sticking with the official Reddit source, as it is the most reliable one.

Regarding Privacy Enhancer, this is different thing. When enabled, and when a service is configured, it will redirect external links to a privacy-focused frontend, but only when you click on a link in the comments of a post.

For example, let's say you have enabled PE, and configured TikTok to be redirected to a ProxiTok instance; when you click on a TikTok link in the comments, it will be opened with ProxiTok instead of TikTok.

The tricky part is to find instances that still work.

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This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/SushiDude_ on 2025-07-03 16:54:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/HamChunkSlamDunk on 2025-07-03 19:24:37+00:00.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32434347

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Main Topic: The increasing integration of Big Tech companies with the US government and military, specifically focusing on the commissioning of tech executives into the Army Reserve.

Key Points:

  • Tech Execs Joining the Army: Executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Palantir are joining the US Army Reserve as part of a new "Innovation Corps" (Detachment 2011) to bring tech upgrades to the military.
  • Motivations: The tech executives cite patriotism and a desire to equip the military for conflicts with high-tech adversaries like China. The speaker suggests the tech sector will also profit from this arrangement.
  • Fascism Analogy: The speaker draws a parallel to fascism, where there is no separation between the public and private sectors, and corporations and the government work together for the same goals.
  • Debunking the "Aversion" Myth: The speaker refutes the idea that Silicon Valley was previously averse to working with the military, citing examples like the Snowden revelations and existing contracts between tech companies and intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA).
  • Historical Context: The speaker references John Poindexter and Palantir's origins, highlighting the long-standing relationship between Silicon Valley and the intelligence community.
  • Alarming Language: The speaker finds the language used by the tech executives about uniting American innovation with the military's mission to be alarming, echoing the core tenet of fascism.
  • Eisenhower's Warning: The speaker invokes Dwight Eisenhower's warning about the militarization of American life, suggesting that this integration is a realization of that warning on a grander scale.

Highlights:

  • The commissioning of tech executives into the Army Reserve is presented as a significant development, symbolizing the deepening ties between Big Tech and the US military.
  • The speaker emphasizes the potential dangers of this integration, drawing parallels to fascism and raising concerns about the erosion of the separation between corporate and state power.
  • The historical context provided challenges the narrative of a recent shift in Silicon Valley's relationship with the military, revealing a long history of cooperation.

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I'm an artist with dreams of opening a donations based record label, and covering a different genre every album.

A lot of my music is political in nature, and felt the need to release a protest song on July 4th, due to the current clusterfuck in the US.

Fuck fascism.

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The original was posted on /r/games by /u/_Protector on 2025-07-03 21:09:42+00:00.

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history repeating

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Sorry, no pictures of the underside. I was in a hurry and didn't have time. They shriveled up by the time I got back to them (a few hours later).

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This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/technology by /u/vriska1 on 2025-07-03 22:22:52+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/technology by /u/IlustriousCoffee on 2025-07-03 21:03:49+00:00.

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they literally can't find enough souless demon mercenaries to carry out all the crimes

they keep hiring people who's tiny shred of conscience that hasn't been beaten out of them makes this horror too much to participate in without alerting the world

I can't find a way to link directly to this video; you need to click the link

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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/jackytheblade on 2025-07-03 22:25:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/Aggravating_Money992 on 2025-07-03 22:20:22+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/Exotic-Environment-7 on 2025-07-03 19:09:10+00:00.

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The paper is here

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