Olives @olives@qoto.org

I was originally going to cover a more interesting thing relating to free expression but "Aylo" in their infinite ignorance insist on taking up my time...

There is quite a bit of nonsense to unpack here and I can't cover it all at once. Likely more to come.

I just had to get something out so as to make very clear that this org is not okay.

At it's most fundamental level, "obscenity" is a clear violation of #HumanRights. It is an attempt to impose one person's moral values onto others (and without any grounding in any sort of objectivity). The purpose of the anti-obscenity org is to take their moral values and to present these as objective truths as to how the world ought to be.

This particular anti-obscenity org likes to pretend they're "saving the children from abuse", then they tack all these other elements of their agenda on, usually on an obscure page or document hardly anyone reads.

From the looks of it, they don't like BDSM or roleplay. #ukpol #FreeSpeech

"PornHub" bragging about partnering with a British anti-obscenity org and giving them a veneer of legitimacy is nothing short of appalling. #ukpol #FreeSpeech

I'm never been fan of URL shortener sites, frankly. It can be hard to see where any particular link goes. I'd recommend nudging people away from them (and to stop using them, if you happen to use them).

Warning: Short URLs from some URL shortener sites can expire. It is possible that an old URL might start pointing to malware or other illegal things (although, it's unclear how often this happens). #ContentModeration

https://reason.com/2024/05/14/alabama-man-faces-jail-time-for-refusing-to-apologize-to-a-cop-for-cursing-during-traffic-stop/
"An #Alabama man is facing jail time for refusing to apologize to a police officer.

When 39-year-old Reginald Burks cursed at a police officer during a tense traffic stop last year, an Alabama judge ordered him to say sorry to the cop—or spend up to 30 days behind bars.

According to critics, the judges' attempt to force an apology from Burks could be a violation of his #FirstAmendment rights."
#FreeSpeech

https://reason.com/2024/05/16/dea-moves-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-schedule-iii-drug/
"The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in a proposed rule sent to the Federal Register, moved to change marijuana's status from a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act—considered by the government to be highly abuse-prone drugs with no medical value—to a Schedule III drug. Recreational marijuana possession and use would remain illegal under federal law, and any new cannabis-based medications would still require approval from the Food and Drug Administration."

"Labour is the party of law and order."

Uh, that is the sort of thing a party might say prior to doing something unjust and which violates human rights (the other party has been poor when it comes to human rights). #ukpol

Apparently, #Google is getting aggressive in trying to get people to sign up which doesn't sound good for #privacy.

"New clause 26, would update the law on sexual communication with a child to make it illegal to use digital tools such as bots or avatars to simulate sexual communication with a child."

I hope this is a conduct based prohibition (i.e. targeting someone's conduct with an actual child), and not a broad content based one (i.e. a conversation of a fictional person, for the purposes of a thought police, something which someone might do for entertainment purposes, therapeutic ones, or other ones in the privacy of their own home).

If it is a broad content based one, that would mean largely punishing someone for things they haven't done / wouldn't do (i.e. guilt by association). In that case, I would suggest contacting MPs not to pursue it.

This also appears to be based on a hypothetical from a "think of the children" advocate and not something people actually do.

https://qoto.org/@olives/112432593064021268 My new porn science post.

Also watch out for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_of_the_children

#ukpol #FreeSpeech

Somewhat related, but in some countries, particularly in Asia, it is far more common for someone to wear a mask when they're sick to avoid infecting others.

It's a cultural thing and has nothing to do with covid. #privacy

https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/14/ipp-scandal-prison-sentencing-teenager-17-years-for-stealing-a-bike
"They told him: the more crimes you admit to, the less time we’ll give you. They had a list of crimes that had happened in the area, and John went through them. He told Daniel later that out of the ones he had admitted to, four were genuine. The rest – there were dozens – were all crimes he hadn’t done."
It's pretty simple why they did this, and it has nothing to do with justice. It's so they can say that they have "closed all these cases".

Hopefully, you will never have to do so, but never talk to the police without a lawyer. They are not your friends. They are there to thoroughly screw you over, and meet a quota. #HumanRights #ukpol

https://www.wired.com/story/evolv-gun-detection-nyc-subways-emails/
"NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying it’s not designed for that environment."
#privacy #NewYork

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/16/starlink-internet-shutdown-in-sudan-will-punish-millions-elon-musk-warned What do you think of this? #HumanRights #FreeSpeech

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/15/hate-is-not-a-family-value-protesters-clash-as-sydney-council-considers-rescinding-same-sex-parenting-book-ban
"A controversial ban on same-sex parenting books at libraries in part of western Sydney has been overturned at a marathon late-night meeting after large crowds of protesters clashed outside the council chambers."
#auspol #FreeSpeech

Someone's telling me that someone has been inexplicably banned by #Google and they didn't even do anything which could remotely be construed as objectionable.

Google refuses to give a reason as to why.

Sounds like Big Tech in a nutshell.

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/states-dust-off-obscure-anti-mask-laws-to-target-pro-palestine-protesters
"Arcane laws banning people from wearing masks in public are now being used to target people who wear face coverings while peacefully protesting Israel’s war in Gaza."
What if you are sick? Can you wear a mask then? What if you are concerned about getting infected? #privacy

https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/14/ipp-scandal-prison-sentencing-teenager-17-years-for-stealing-a-bike Sounds like a violation of #HumanRights. #ukpol