ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

Cruse CEO resigns, to spend more time being dragged under his family's car.
https://jwz.org/b/ykGT

Myshkin does not exist #TerranTradeAuthority #AIArt #midjourney

According to Wikipedia:

"Upon its acquisition of Politico..&..Business Insider..., Axel Springer SE extended a policy that all employees must support a free-market economy, a united Europe, & Israel's right to exist."

Also "Axel Springer is "one of the largest mass media publishers in the European Union."

Can you imagine if it was like, Russia who was doing this in US media?

So journalists at Politico & Business Insider, in the USA, have to abide by these rules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE

we don't take kindly to outsiders moving in on our territory

#deer

This is good to know.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

I see the "age verification" language now (or that posted on social media), it doesn't seem to cover porn containing sites per se (although, maybe someone could twist it against them, i.e. like Germany seemed to). It is a... worrying one to have on principle, even if it is used in far fewer cases, as it is an inherently privacy intrusive measure (and might even practically prevent someone being able to access content...). In practice, it might wind up turning into de facto blocks in a lot of cases, like with Germany.

That said, I see how it might've made a tempting compromise... Ugh...

I suppose if a puritan shows up, there is this:

Firstly, even if online porn "might" be "problematic" to someone out there, it would still not be anywhere remotely near proportionate to engage in censorship, or privacy intrusive measures. Especially, as it can be important free expression to someone.

Secondly, a typical recommendation is sex education, not censorship (which is harmful in it's own ways).

Thirdly, the science isn't really showing this:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2015.1023427
https://psyarxiv.com/ehqgv/
Two studies showing porn is not associated with sexism. One carried out by German scientists, another carried out by Canadians.

https://qoto.org/@olives/110462274531891870
American scientists carried out a meta analysis of 59 studies. They found porn isn't associated with crime. A meta analysis is a study where someone studies studies.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31432547/
Nor does it seem this is the case among adolescents (the meta analysis also points to that). Here, the minors who used more porn engaged in less sexual aggression.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/201601/evidence-mounts-more-porn-less-sexual-assault
https://qoto.org/@olives/110400288665794817
There are even studies (across the United States, Japan, Finland, and more) showing that porn is associated with less crime, even among criminals.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31042055/
While an older Dutch study showed there might be worse levels of "sexual satisfaction" among adolescents using porn, a Croatian lab failed to replicate that.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563222001637
This is a meta analysis on sexualization in video games. It finds that studies tend to pick cut-offs where it's difficult to distinguish signal from noise. This increases the number of false positives.

There are also results which contradict the theory of sexualization being harmful. In the end, it fails to find a link between this and sexism, and this and mental well-being.

I'm usually sceptical of apparent links, as the "scientific pile on effect" (as one described it) drives people to go looking for "links" between porn and "something bad" however tenuous it might be, or methodologically flawed an approach it might be (and later, that something is debunked).

I could add it doesn't matter if they're "child-like" or "fictional children" (this is far, far more likely to hit someone good than someone bad who don't need it). If it was actual real children, I'd oppose that on ethical grounds (though, I still wouldn't want to burn down the Internet / sites, because of unwanted bad actors). This is covered above but it is also kind of common internet sense.

#chatcontrol

current demon possession levels are 73%

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Israelis in Tel Aviv demanding a ceasefire and denouncing war crimes

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

If you think that violence started on October 7th, this report, written by 18 Israeli human rights organizations just 3 months ago, may help clarify.

Here is the executive summary. It's a quick read and a great overview of the harms of occupation:

https://www.yesh-din.org/en/state-of-the-occupation-year-56-a-joint-situation-report-june-2023/

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights

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I am launching a new blog on Zionism, Israel & Palestine. I will be sharing my experience as someone who grew up Zionist, lived in Israel, and still has plenty of Zionist friends and relatives, and my thoughts on why Zionism is *inherently* incompatible with a just solution to the conflict.

The blog is called One Small Detail, in references to this quote by Yitzhak Epstein, who settled in Palestine in 1907.

Please check it out and subscribe at https://OneSmallDetail.org

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

Some of my work:
- Washington Post op-ed on why only external pressure can end Israeli apartheid: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/israel-gaza-war-zionism-apartheid-injustice-pressure/
- Newsweek op-ed on what police abolition could look like: https://www.newsweek.com/defund-police-not-extreme-better-solutions-safer-1509713
- Horizontal, the tech & human rights org I founded: https://wearehorizontal.org
- Tella, our app to hide and encrypt files on your phone: https://tella-app.org
- CCLA, a collective I co-founded to paint crosswalks where the city of LA wouldn't: https://crosswalksla.org

#SilentSunday

Time to start pentesting your AI models, because there are a bunch of issues
#cybersecurity #infosec #knowledge #awareness
https://beyondmachines.net/event_details/time-to-start-pentesting-your-ai-models-because-there-are-a-bunch-of-issues-s-o-o-k-k/gD2P6Ple2L