Olives @olives@qoto.org

The new government in Finland appears to lifting restrictions on advertising for gambling. It appears that websites had difficulty in complying with them.

Once again, here's a post I'm working on which goes into science showing that porn isn't spooky.

The government has inexplicably gone back to this point, even though *they themselves* found arguments for it being spooky to be dubious in one document.

I strongly recommend pushing back on the PM's office (and anyone else for that matter) for bringing it up again. I am getting tired of these cheap points being revived, and frankly, you should be tired of it too.

And as I go into here, censorship and "age verification" (which is, frankly, also censorship) are not realistic or practical ideas. Censorship is also harmful.

#auspol

One of the folks the PM is tapping for ideas on how to deal with online porn is a *journalist* known for sensationalism and misrepresenting science. #auspol

I suppose this *is* consistent. I've commented on how unusual it is to go after cannabis (I'm not a fan of cannabis prohibition), when there is already alcohol.

I was hoping they'd be more the adults in the room though (in contrast to that AV guy), rather than coming up with these sorts of clearly impractical ideas.

The Australian Government floating the idea of an alcohol prohibition is wild. People would be absolutely livid, if they did that.

https://ncac.org/news/ncac-artspaces-vague-policies-restricting-inappropriate-sensitive-artworks-threaten-artistic-freedom-across-the-u-s
"The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) raised concerns today that #Artspace, the nation’s leading developer of arts facilities, has repeatedly censored artworks presented on their properties."
#FreeSpeech

https://action.aclu.org/petition/stop-project-2025-tyranny A petition against Project 2025. #HumanRights #FreeSpeech #privacy

Since there was a fuss over online porn a while ago in #canada, I'll share this post I'm working on on this tag.

It debunks porn (and themes of porn) being spooky with science, and also questions things like "age verification" (i.e. demanding someone's ID). There are other things in there too, which might be relevant when thinking about one of the bills which was proposed recently.

https://www.article19.org/resources/spain-time-to-end-to-repressive-gag-law/
"The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) organisations call on the Spanish government to fully repeal the so-called ‘Gag Law’ as part of its announced ‘democratic regeneration’ efforts. While we welcome the initial proposed changes to the law, these fall short of the full repeal necessary to protect free expression in #Spain."
#FreeSpeech

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/20/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-cybercrime/
They had a weird definition a few years ago. For instance, they were spooked by an old German nudist event brochure.

https://endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Global-Ministerial-Conference-on-VAC-Townhall-1_2.pdf
https://endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EVAC-Pledging-Guidance-24-Jul-2024.pdf
"Don't think too hard about these issues. Just nod your head along to violating someone's human rig- Uh, saving the children, Minister."
This is what I'm getting from this.

Since a certain puritanical group is bragging about the government of Taiwan having an anti porn streak, here's a porn science post I'm working on for #Taiwan too which, among other things, debunks porn being spooky with science.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/19/black-children-in-england-and-wales-four-times-more-likely-to-be-strip-searched-figures-show
"A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: We have a duty to do everything we can to prevent children in London from being used in the supply of drugs"
Tories and their War on Drugs.

Maybe, I'll move it to hours which would better align with someone being awake there.

Maybe, I could have timed that post better.

I remember that someone also pointed out that the false positive rate (by the government's own metrics, maybe it's even higher, if we assume that Channel is inaccurate in assessing those who get to them) is as high as 99%.

Prevent feels very Stasi like to me and that is not good.

https://www.refused-classification.com/censorship-timelines/game-iarc/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2849960/Revue_Starlight_El_Dorado/
Revue Starlight El Dorado has been banned by Australia. It appears to be a game about characters acting on a stage. #auspol #FreeSpeech

https://www.refused-classification.com/censorship-timelines/game-iarc/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.KihonSyugisya.EGame
A game where you have to escape from the bathroom has been banned in Australia. #auspol #FreeSpeech

It's good when the Ninth Circuit stands up for the First Amendment.