this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2026
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Malicious Compliance

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People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request. For now, this includes text posts, images, videos and links. Please ensure that the “malicious compliance” aspect is apparent - if you’re making a text post, be sure to explain this part; if it’s an image/video/link, use the “Body” field to elaborate.

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[–] Freeposity@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

For the recipient, a fax is a physical reality. It requires paper. It requires ink. It requires time.

Actually, no. They convert the faxes to PDFs, just like he converted the PDF to a fax.