Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 19/09/20262/2 Buyers subject these individuals to forced agricultural or construction labor, severe extortion, and physical abuse. Women are disproportionately bought and sold into the sex trade or forced domestic servitude. 000
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 19/09/20261/2 An underground, illegal slave trade still exists in Libya where human beings are bought and sold. Captives are generally auctioned as commodities for prices ranging between $200 and $700 USD. Individuals with specific manual trade skills (such as painting or tiling) often fetch higher prices. 100
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026It is a bit one-sided at the moment, in August there were 25k users, lots of testing taking place, new people accepted in batches, there should be a wider range of opinions as the social network grows and opens up. 110
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 14/09/20263) Many male slaves were castrated, particularly those working closely with rulers or in private households. The blue-eyed and blonde slaves were sold for the highest price. Pressure from Western nations and changing global laws led to a slow end. 030
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 14/09/20262) Islamic law allowed the enslavement of non-Muslims captured in war or bought from outside the Muslim world. Enslaving fellow Muslims was forbidden. Traders captured a high number of women and girls for concubinage and domestic work. 141
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 14/09/20261) The Arab slave trade, often referred to as the Islamic or Oriental slave trade, lasted for over a thousand years from the 7th century to the 20th century. During this time, an estimated 10 to 18 million Africans—along with Europeans and Asians—were forced into captivity. 161
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 14/09/20263) Many male slaves were castrated, particularly those working closely with rulers or in private households. The blue-eyed and blonde slaves were sold for the highest price. Pressure from Western nations and changing global laws led to a slow end. 000
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 12/09/2026In 2021 only 42.9% of Birmingham’s population were white brits. In London the number was 38.6%. The numbers have shrunk even further by now. 011
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 27/08/20260.3 Wh for one query is a lot! I am sure you burn through multiple kettles a day just in front of the screen. Google Search: Uses 0.0003 kWh per query, emitting 0.2g CO2. ChatGPT: Uses 0.0029 kWh per query (10x more energy), emitting 68g CO2. 000
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 27/08/2026AI uses huge amounts of electricity too, which means more fossil fuels extracted and burned. 100
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 25/08/2026Europe needs to begin controlling its external borders. 000
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 24/08/2026I tried creating my own hashtag, however, it does not appear in discover box. My guess is that the feeds are curated manually by someone somewhere… 010
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 24/08/2026As far as I understand, if you scroll down you should be able to find new feeds and pin them. It seems that feeds are based on hashtags. 101
Reposted by Vilius DovydėnasMiko Deblasco 🇪🇺/🇨🇭/🇸🇰/🇨🇿/🇺🇦 @deblasco.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Today is Black Ribbon Day in Europe. A day of remembrance for the victims of totalitarian regimes. Also today is the day when the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as the Hitler–Stalin Pact 1155
Vilius Dovydėnas @vilius.wsocial.eu · 24/08/2026It was UK who put an end to it. It finished paying off the last debt to the previous slave owners in 2015. 100
Reposted by Vilius DovydėnasEuropean Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 23/08/202637 years ago, two million people joined hands across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in a fearless demand for freedom from Soviet occupation: the Baltic Way. 🇪🇪🤝🇱🇻🤝🇱🇹 A main walkway in the EP building in Brussels is named in honour of the event. 223862
