• Betch@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Unfortunately that link doesn’t seem to work in Canadia but I’ll look it up. I love John Oliver.

    o7 <3

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        8 months ago

        Urgh it doesn’t work 😭 I’ve tried searching for it and it doesn’t come up, just random playlists named Authoritarianism that don’t actually contain the video. I’ll have to pirate it. Sorry John :(

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          8 months ago

          That’s odd - I wonder if it is actually blocked there. Take consolation that John Oliver would very much want you to, under those circumstances:-). Also, how much more of an impact is that video going to have on you as you see it enacted before your very eyes, if your nation did block it.

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            8 months ago

            I think it’s HBO who blocks it 😩. Lots of American TV networks block their content from being viewed outside the US.

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              8 months ago

              That is weird. Does HBO block it even from their direct website? And then this video is 5 years old so it may not even be on there - so with little profits to gain from it, they still would block it regardless, b/c they are just that petty:-(. Yay “freedom”!:-P

              Well, one last link in case it helps:

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ximgPmJ9A5s

              Or the Piped version is:

              https://piped.video/watch?v=ximgPmJ9A5s

              but I think that still streams from the YouTube so would not expect it to work, unless like YouTube itself a proxy could bypass it.

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                Urgh, I thought for a second that maybe the piped link was gonna work but no :(

                I could get it to work with a proxy or vpn but fuck it. I pirated it 🏴‍☠️

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                  8 months ago

                  John Oliver would be so proud:-). You will support him in other ways - e.g. by spreading the message in your own country. He makes a TON of money, so truly I believe that he will be fine, and would rather the message be not so artificially limited as that corporation has made it.

                  Now the real question: what did you think of it? And it’s okay if you’d rather not answer right away, but if you wanted to, then I would enjoy hearing about it from you:-). After all, I cannot ever travel back in time to re-watch that video for the first time, but I can enjoy that feeling vicariously through you perhaps!?:-P

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                    8 months ago

                    Hahah I will be back with some comments on it once I’ve had a chance to actually watch it. Gimme a couple hours, I haven’t been up for long enough my brain is still a foggy maze :3

                    I might’ve also already seen it, but my memory is ummm… Well it’s something.

                    Anyway I’m sure John would be happy that I’ve pirated his show, especially as a last resort. With the offer he’s made to Clarence Thomas, I also don’t think he really needs the pennies. I would rather support him but it is what it is.

                    I’ve also added it to my media server so all my friends will see it in their feed. They all also love John.

                    Edit: Also, I made the mistake of watching Noah Samsen’s video on the starvation of the Palestinian people first thing after I woke up. I need a break 😭