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Danie
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It's a despicable company - my daughter has been scammed twice off their marketplace and supposedly this does not contravene their rules. It is just unbelievable.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I've also been suspecting that many accounts and commentators there are not real people. Also been hearing today on a podcast called Revolution.Social that back in the early years of Twitter a lot of engagement numbers were faked to generate more revenue from ad companies.
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
That's a brilliant idea. Kills two birds with one stone. No more travelling and queuing outside some gov building. Bringing services closer to where the customers are.
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And it also took out the Downdetector site — something they need to address
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
You can't attribute it to god if rain comes, without attributing the drought to god. That said, one also can't be sure it is punishment for not enforcing already strict rules. It may be god saying the opposite.

But good question: “Why do atheist countries have more rain?”
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I suppose he also now gets a massive payout of R100 million...
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Thank you! The incredibly sad thing is that somebody intentionally found that photo and used it out of context.
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
And apparently also using AI indiscriminately also would not help...
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM