Olives @olives@qoto.org
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
I never thought I'd see the day when I'd see Cyprus listed as a big shaker and mover in geopolitics.
1/5 🚨WIRED leak shows that Spain, Cyprus & Hungary want to use the #CSAR law to push for illegal #surveillance. Contrary to what the European C...
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/23/now-tiktok-sues-to-stop-montanas-tiktok-ban/ The bill is unconstitutional in so many ways.
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/23/federal-judge-says-riley-applies-at-border-warrants-are-needed-for-some-cell-phone-searches/ I hope they revive the Fourth Amendment.
I'm honestly sceptical about the application of *any* personality test in the context of companies / government, as mentioned at the end, especially as that sounds like a recipe for arbitrary modes of discrimination.
https://areomagazine.com/2021/03/09/should-you-trust-the-myers-briggs-personality-test/ The Myers-Briggs test isn't scientifically sound, although it is a fun gimmick.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/what-supreme-courts-decision-warhol-means-fair-use I'm not that well-versed in the area of fair use, so I can't offer up good comments here.
Here's the EFF's analysis of a new Supreme Court ruling regarding it.
Very interesting to see developments in open science.
The data on this is rather scant, in particular, it seems to focus a lot on how a "clinical population" would respond to it, although it's fairly positive there.
https://web.archive.org/web/20171114012411/http://www.sexpo.fi/2017/03/09/avoin-kirje-tullille-huoli-lasta-esittavista-seksinukeista-on-turha/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2023.2199727
Critics tend to have a conspiratorial tinge which makes me uncomfortable and they tend to reach a lot.
Yet more are along the lines of "Doing this must mean someone is a very bad person" and they can't seem to move past that talking point.
I'm not a fan of pitting someone and trying to screw them over.
MacLeod is very cool, if you're looking for free royalty free music, although the drawback is that it is free royalty free music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfuZiYT_OxU Best Kevin MacLeod track. Lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59KTrwz5fY Has anyone else noticed Netflix trying to create wannabe #anime? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Ma...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59KTrwz5fY Has anyone else noticed Netflix trying to create wannabe #anime?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_MacLeod The generic music sounds as if it could've been composed by Kevin MacLeod.
The entire appeal behind Kevin's music is that it's free.
The character designs look pretty generic.
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The Online Safety Bill will mean platforms use upload filters. They'll intercept content while the user is uploading it, then check if there's a match for illegal content.
It'll be a form of surveillance on users posting to the platform, 24/7.
👉 Act now to defend democractic expression: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/stop-state-censorship-online-speech
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The government is using the Online Safety Bill to limit awareness of small boat crossings and the rights of migrants. The Bill aims to have content that 'assists' illegal immigration swept from social media.
Upload filters aren't well-equipped to pick out illegal content, which are complex and context-dependent decisions. The high error rates and false positives will see lawful posts censored.
More specifically, the E.U.
While it's fairly likely it'd be annulled by the E.U.'s Court for violating the Charter of Fundamental Rights, if you don't want this to come to pass, you should join in contacting MEPs / national government reps to oppose this fascist creation.
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https://qoto.org/@olives/110405667698682416 Words on age verification.
https://qoto.org/@olives/110381983321917791 Similar move in the U.S.
https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/report The Free Speech Coalition wants to know about cases of social media censorship, particularly when it pertains to adult content, although claiming something is adult when it's not likely counts too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States Did you know that software code is protected by the First Amendment?
https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verification-bills/
In the United States, there are a number of "age verification" bills at the state level (these bills make it a pain for anyone to use a porn site) for you to contact reps to oppose.
I don't know if this is a complete list of them.
They use precisely the rhetorical tactic you'd expect, even though minors view porn and seem fine (even if we'd prefer they didn't).
A lot of it seems to be pushed by a certain infamous religiously motivated group. This group is based in Utah.
https://qoto.org/@olives/110382603821087306
https://qoto.org/@olives/110383293176711628
I covered similar initiatives in other countries here.
These bills are an affront to the Constitution. Similar bills were ruled unconstitutional by courts in the past.
They deprive you of your right to privacy and chill free expression. Also, under the First Amendment, you have a right to anonymity.
If you didn't know, the Chinese Communist Party absolutely hates the LGBT and censors everything to do with that.
There's now an anime where otaku are being oppressed by the government? Interesting.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/201601/evidence-mounts-more-porn-less-sexual-assault
As far as porn is concerned, some studies even indicate lower crime rates and abusers having consumed *less* porn than other groups.
I'm less concerned about that though, and more whether anyone's been harmed by it. If it involves consenting adults / non-existent people, I think that's fine.
I don't really care about particular kinks, even if they're real weird to me, hey, whatever makes someone happy.
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
