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@Ghxstxolo @DonCharrington_ You are correct, it is indeed a deepfake.

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@yourrpeachess @DonCharrington_ It is an online crypto casino. Spam accounts slap their watermark on viral and deepfake clips to get free promotion and affiliate signups.

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@BigHLND @DonCharrington_ It’s a deepfake, here is the real video: https://t.co/CYBccH5Gg9

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@DonCharrington_ This video is a deepfake face swap. The original dashcam footage is a man doing the exact same movements, not a woman. Here is the real video: https://t.co/CYBccH5Gg9

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@dulako08 Thank you for looking into it and keeping an open mind. It is rare to have a genuinely respectful conversation like this on here, and I really appreciate you taking the time to verify the facts.

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@dulako08 @aaabbbcccbbbaa4 I think you might be mixing up a few different situations. China restricted access to global Steam, Russia had sanctions-related payment issues, and the Middle East changes were about pricing. Those aren’t the same as Valve withdrawing because of piracy.

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@flareneeno Consumers cannot just legally license and distribute another company’s intellectual property. That requires the publisher to actually negotiate international rights. When official distributors do bring works overseas, global audiences buy them in huge numbers.

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@aaabbbcccbbbaa4 @DidntThinkAhead @FaaultyG00n3r @kamui_Arisawa @DeltyThe73rd Which country did Steam withdraw from because of piracy? Steam only ever pulled payment methods or shifted to USD pricing due to severe currency inflation and government sanctions, never piracy.

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@saica94_vape @IghtBrotato Every market has fringe trolls who refuse to pay. Sustainable business models do not target bad faith actors; they target the massive majority who gladly pay when given fair pricing and convenient access. Steam and Crunchyroll proved this across entire continents.

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@aaabbbcccbbbaa4 @DidntThinkAhead @FaaultyG00n3r @kamui_Arisawa @DeltyThe73rd History proves the exact opposite. Steam entered markets with massive piracy rates by offering localized access and fair pricing, turning them into top revenue sources. Piracy does not create the vacuum. Corporate refusal to offer services creates the vacuum.

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@HK_MW_ Foreign fans are not the enemy because we genuinely love and want to support these creators. The issue is that most manga remains unlicensed, untranslated, or region-locked abroad. When publishers actually provide accessible global releases, fans support them happily.

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@ydfywd @081mikawa @hukukun_ustnlgu @deek_akane @DeltyThe73rd 日本語で伝わりやすいように表現を整えただけですよ。それより、製作委員会や業務委託について、具体的にどこが間違っていると思いますか？

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@Reopanottokage 実物の車を盗むことと、デジタルデータの複製を同列に扱うのは典型的な誤謬です。車は盗めば所有者から消えますが、データ複製は原本を奪いません。何より高級車は現実に販売されていますが、権利者が海外展開を放棄した作品は買うことすら不可能です。

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@HotaledesuRom @GrandestBust @miho_R02 Conflating piracy with plagiarism makes no sense. Van Gogh didn't fall into poverty from piracy; the commercial market simply ignored him. Manga creators struggle from low page rates and publisher contracts, not fans wanting to read their work abroad.

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@081mikawa @hukukun_ustnlgu @deek_akane @DeltyThe73rd 出版社や製作委員会とクリエイター個人の福祉を混同するのは無理があります。アニメやゲーム業界の大半は終身雇用の正社員ではなく、社会保険や家賃補助を回避しやすい業務委託（フリーランス）に依存しています。企業側の怠慢を擁護しても、現場の制作者の保護には一切繋がりません。

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@plgh91 @Aedan_Nolan @SinscoShopSoon @SkandiTV @StoneBallWind If studios decide exporting isn't worth the cost, fine. But expecting fans to ignore art because a corporation passed on it is absurd. Anime and JRPGs are global hits today precisely because fans filled the gap when companies deemed localization "too much effort."