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"I know how consent works in real life. I know how to get and give consent. I know that children can’t consent because they haven’t matured enough to be able to do so (nor do I have any sexual attraction to minors)." https://buff.ly/3fYOkOY
What @Google didn't mention is that not only do they falsely flag drawings, but their AI falsely flags medical images https://buff.ly/3Df8hsA
RT @EFF
EU residents shouldn’t have their private messages scanned. Let’s say no to #ChatControl. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/10/eu-lawmakers-must-reject-proposal-scan-private-chats
As hate groups continue to disguise their bigotry as efforts to protect children, Prostasia's role as a child protection watchdog has never been more important. If you want to support this important work, consider becoming a member.
https://buff.ly/2ST0nfH
RT @ashtonpittman
NEW: The parents of a teen Mississippi rape victim had to travel 500 miles to help their daughter get an abortion in Illinois.
The family told @MeganWestWAPT that they learned their daughter was pregnant three days after the six-week legal limit passed.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/29372/teen-mississippi-rape-victim-forced-to-travel-500-miles-for-abortion-report-says
"For the crime of enjoying and writing fiction, I’ve been labeled a predator. Or, even more erroneously, a “pedo”. Nevermind that my enjoyment has nothing to do with attraction to cartoon characters (let alone real children)." https://buff.ly/3fYOkOY
"To normal people, a 'trend' means something that happens with some frequency. And yet the FBI offers no data to suggest that abductions by Uber, Lyft, or other rideshare drivers are actually widespread."
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RT @ENBrown
Today in dubious crime panic: Uber & Lyft drivers are coming for your kids, the FBI says https://reason.com/2022/10/27/fbi-reports-dubious-trend-of-rideshare-driver-kidnappings/
https://twitter.com/ENBrown/status/1585636912978853888
The EU, UK, and various states are pushing "protect the children!" laws that will effectively mandate age verification technologies for most websites.
Turns out the French data protection agency (which doesn't mess around) has said that all existing age verification technologies violate people's privacy...
"Online spaces have seen a rise in anti-sex and anti-kink rhetoric. They believe that sexual or kink content leads to a rise in “degeneracy” and people who consume that content are predators." https://buff.ly/3fYOkOY
RT @BuddhistNoBody
Russia moves to ban 'LGBT propaganda' among ALL ages
"Under the new bill, any event or act deemed to promote homosexuality — online, in film, in books, in advertising or in public — could incur a hefty fine."
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russia-moves-ban-lgbt-propaganda-ages-rcna54294
"We shouldn’t let our emotions override logic and make us push through legislation that will cause more pain and suffering" https://buff.ly/3VgRqgR
RT @oliviasolon
Elon Musk has decimated the specialist global team dedicated to tackling child sexual exploitation, leaving behind an overwhelmed skeleton crew.
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RT @cobun@twitter.com
NEW from @axios@twitter.com:
Letter opposing Kids Online Safety Act, signed by @ACLU@twitter.com, @glaad@twitter.com, @EFF@twitter.com, @publicknowledge@twitter.com, @ALALibrary@twitter.com, @CenDemTech@twitter.com, @Wikimedia@twitter.com, @TechFreedom@twitter.com, @LGBTTech@twitter.com, @internetsociety@twitter.com, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N60A5KhcXWh19H7ljdDrElW8zrV4KhXJ/view https://twitter.com/ashleyrgold/status/1597242970314797057 https://t.co/HmP2WnlqRq
"I was never taught what warning signs I should be worried about. I had no idea what grooming was or how it worked. I knew I wanted romance and sex, but I didn’t understand how those feelings could be exploited and make me into a target." https://buff.ly/3fYOkOY
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