admin

Dear DMCA Agent at Arete Network,
 
I am writing to request the removal of unauthorized content from your
servers, as it infringes on my copyrights. The content in question
consists of clips from my YouTube channel, and I have not granted
permission for its use.
 
Infringing Links:
 
https://arete.network/attachments/srz5k67r7kx1qjo8jf5dkl5nlcdoi3c2/Screen_Recording_20240719_210349_YouTube.mp4
https://arete.network/attachments/7ps1x90iyxzineaj0wg9ftrp8iy26ki0/wookie%20is%20in%20here.mp4
https://arete.network/attachments/l93f7zx0jj39saheccq78g7wdlpnicof/231116114700-01-osama-bin-laden-undated(1)(1).png
https://arete.network/attachments/ozhnz2idj3z4zpba8kwn1ivj9wqz6bu7/Untitled%20video%20-%20Made%20with%20Clipchamp%20(88).mp4
 
Original Content Source: My YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7UtqKUvEM_pmncmfrwVbQ
 
I request that you remove the specified content immediately.
Additionally, I recommend banning the IP address of the person who
uploaded this content to prevent further infringements.
 
If the content is not removed within 48 hours, I will proceed with
legal action. Furthermore, I am requesting compensation of $100 per
day for each day my content remains on your site beyond the 48-hour
notice period.
 
Please confirm receipt of this notice and inform me once the content
has been taken down.
 
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
 
Sincerely,
 
[full name redacted]
 
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#### **REJECTED.**
 
Still nothing that could reasonably be considered copyrighted material.

Sender: RIOT COKE
 
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To Whom It May Concern,
 
I am writing to you under the provisions of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA) to request the immediate removal of certain
images from your server, which are using my copyrighted material
without permission. The specific URLs of the images in question are
listed below:
 
https://arete.network/attachments/ob32ecs2smxloet8aqtd6n4nyhw3sb9p/d8aca3f2924e9d902ab932a2f2f92bcb.jpg
 
https://arete.network/attachments/cihcxfgg0n5rgunzoxlov8aeh9j1xl8q/e69c19d8e468e2038bdaf9caea807aea.png
 
Each day that these images remain on your server will incur a charge
of $100 per day for compensation. You have 72 hours to remove these
images before I pursue further legal action.
 
I have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law. The information in this notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
 
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
 
Sincerely,
[full name redacted]
 
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#### **REJECTED.**
 
There is no reasonable basis to take action on the URLs provided. Frankly, this is laughable.

RIOT COKE
 
Subject: DMCA Takedown Request
  
To Whom It May Concern,
  
I am writing to you under the provisions of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA) to request the immediate removal of certain
images from your server, which are using my copyrighted material
without permission. The specific URLs of the images in question are
listed below:
  
https://arete.network/attachments/l2yrgh8vmot86uu1gs04obwf52cxjf8a/ZzZz.mp4
https://arete.network/attachments/p6eiv5ukixykbc0ery3v0hvorwabqd67/TTAA.mp4
  
Each day that these images remain on your server will incur a charge
of $100 per day for compensation. You have 72 hours to remove these
images before I pursue further legal action.
  
I have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law. The information in this notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  
  
  
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
[NAME REDACTED]
  
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#### **REJECTED.**
  
There is no reasonable basis to take action on the URLs provided. The complaintant has not demonstrated to possess any legal rights to the material.

RIOT COKE
 
Subject: DMCA Takedown Request
  
To Whom It May Concern,
  
I am writing to you under the provisions of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA) to request the immediate removal of certain
images from your server, which are using my copyrighted material
without permission. The specific URLs of the images in question are
listed below:
  
https://arete.network/attachments/esp8c7zjavzgn9yt3f0lkfae9c9ivzry/112211.png
  
https://arete.network/attachments/97kja76ncrlgcg2m86y91lsvll22o9c5/Screenshot%202024-07-18%20at%2021-49-59%20my%20400lb%20story%20-%20YouTube.png
  
https://arete.network/attachments/wuuxsyrr13kf3wop1as8m57145h48h5p/Screenshot%202024-07-18%20at%2021-28-26%20(4)%20eye%20pee%20too%20-%20YouTube(1).png
  
https://arete.network/attachments/utf1qgty3op8v8hdr36ked302vojkyvd/Screenshot%202024-07-18%20at%2021-30-11%20(4)%20eye%20pee%20too%20-%20YouTube.png
  
Each day that these images remain on your server will incur a charge
of $100 per day for compensation. You have 72 hours to remove these
images before I pursue further legal action.
  
I have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law. The information in this notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  
  
  
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
  
Sincerely,
[FULL NAME REDACTED]
  
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#### **REJECTED.**
  
There is no reasonable basis to take action on the URLs provided. Someone's face does not constitute copyrighted material.

Content mirroring between [scored.co/c/ConsumeProduct](https://scored.co/c/ConsumeProduct) and [arete.network/b/ConsumeProduct](https://arete.network/b/ConsumeProduct) is now ready for an experimental test run. There are bound to be some issues starting out and changes may be reverted if anything goes catastrophically wrong.
   
I have tried my best to minimize the number of requests to the Scored API as much as possible, which means that feed updates won't happen in real time, but they should still be frequent enough to display fresh content (currently a 15 minute interval). Old posts will be updated when accessed directly or when listed on feeds.
   
I've made sure to respect content deletion and not retain deleted content, so as long as everything works as intended, content deleted by users on scored.co should become unavailable as soon as someone attempts to view it, if not prior to that through feed updates detecting discrepancies.
   
Any posts or comments you make on Arete Network's Consume Product board will be automatically crossposted to Scored by a bot account.
   
Mirrored content is by default hidden from Arete's front page, but you may choose to enable it in [your settings](https://arete.network/settings/), or turn it off entirely if you so desire.
   
~ u/Elvis_Interstellar on Scored.co

Testing if post submissions are no longer broken.

This poll is also open to unregistered users.
 
Thanks to @happybillmoney for suggesting this feature.
 
You can make your own polls by submitting a post to Arete and selecting "Poll" as the type.

Polls are now a thing. They are available as a new post type and enabled by default on all existing boards.
 
You may also optionally open them to unregistered users.
 
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[Canary](https://arete.network/b/Meta/p/2239/canary)

Official public chat:
 
https://arete.network/chat/Server-ConsumeProduct/
 
Another "drama free" one made by Candelabro, intended for more mature discussions, preferred by many over the public one. Private; you have to request an invite:
 
https://arete.network/chat/Server-DramaFree/

Note that this is still a work in progress, so expect some things to not work as expected or potentially break entirely. In the worst case scenario I will revert the site to its current state. More changes may be coming in the next few days.
 
The main part of this update are technical changes that would likely not interest you, namely the rewrite of a significant portion of the backend code, database structure, logging system and protocols for interprocess communication. This project may become open source when this update is complete.
 
There are however some other additions:
 
 - A shorter page header which should improve the user experience on mobile
 - Some button icons were changed, minor color scheme tweaks and an entirely new spritesheet file
 - Chat now supports Markdown formatting (with the same syntax as elsewhere)
 - Dropdown menus on posts, comments and chat messages to remove clutter
 - You no longer have to be the owner of a chatroom to manage its whitelist
 - The ability to block users
  
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[Canary](https://arete.network/b/Meta/p/2239/canary)

* Chats are now sorted alphabetically
* Renamed some chatroom categories
* Chats with *Public access* turned on are now listed regardless if the user has been granted access
* Added a button to the message the owner when banned from a chat or not whitelisted
* The chat button now displays the number of chats with unread messages instead of the total count of unread messages.
* Bugfix: All alerts are now cleared when a chatroom is banned for ToS violations
* A proper error page is now shown when attempting to access banned chatrooms
* Added an alphabetic sorting option to the [list of boards](https://arete.network/boards)
* Added status icons to boards in the list (closed/private/delisted)
* Delisted boards should no longer appear in b/all
* Added filtering to all moderation logs and the [admin action log](https://arete.network/adminlog)

@MrMilquetoast @RonnieColeman @NoticeTheKike @Ole_Cleet @flying_fish @vamyz @NewJiggers @GoldenInnosStatue @NiggerMan @JewsRockMDE
 
 
Welcome everyone who just joined. You may also join the [live chat](https://arete.network/chat/Server-ConProElite/) (which is still very active). Note that we must keep it whitelist-only due to trolls continuously making spam accounts. To gain access click on the button to DM me or post a message in the [public one](https://arete.network/chat/Server-ConsumeProduct/).

Live chat is still active, although we mainly participate in the private invite-only room. This is to stop trolls from continuously making new alts to spam.
  
https://arete.network/chat/Server-ConProElite/
  
To be invited please leave a comment here, message me directly or post a message in the public chat.
  
https://arete.network/chat/Server-ConsumeProduct/

Due to some changes regarding how attachments across the site are handled (both in chat and on boards), a bug was introduced in the latest update preventing you from submitting anything except image posts.
 
This should now be fixed.

Support for API keys has been added as well as documentation for a good amount of existing endpoints.
 
https://arete.network/dev/
 
If you wish to gain access to the API options page from your user menu, enable developer options in [your settings](/settings/).

People who opted to keep their passwords when deactivating accounts can now recover them. This does not bring back deleted content. Anything deleted is gone for good.
 
Password reset is now possible provided that you have configured a recovery email.
 
 
The recovery email is stored as a salted hash, in the same way as your password.

* Added board filters (AutoModerator). The filter option in board settings is now fully functional.
 
* More granular controls for chat alerts. You can now limit alerts to @username mentions and replies.
 
* Sound alerts in chat can now be turned off.

There was an issue preventing posts from submitting. That's been fixed.

# Arete.network Warrant Canary
                          
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This website ([arete.network](https://arete.network/)) has never received:
                          
* National Security Letters of any type.
                          
* Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders
                          
* Requests from any law enforcement agency or other entity for any sort of backdoors.
                          
* Subpoenas and/or search warrants
                          
* Gag orders
          
* Any requests from law enforcement agencies or courts whatsoever
                          
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Effective as of the last creation or edit time of this post.
                          
This will be updated semi-regularly and with each major update to the server software.
                          
Last updated: July 30, 2024 (server ver 4.1.1)

This website is now accessible as a Tor hidden service.
 
http://f63rmp7hhtw6sk3tkptmbfhsbeeureuznffvi5gpzolq2xbf6znq66ad.onion

Boards are now ordered by recent activity instead of their subscriber count.
 
Activity is defined as the number of posts and comments in a rolling 48 hour window, with a post being worth 5x more than a comment.
 
Large boards such as b/ConsumeProduct may be absent from the list until they get populated with new content.