Olives @olives@qoto.org

The Australian guy has pivoted to pointing to a flawed survey (reviewed by content mods) from two years ago to justify a Chat Stasi (honestly an improvement in rhetoric).

It looked at a small sub-sample of people "looking for help" and asked them whether they spoke to minors after viewing actual child porn (or "violent content", ugh).

He attempted to directly conflate "talking to a minor" with "abusing a minor".

He also failed to account for other possible factors, such as impulsivity increasing the probability in engaging in both activities, and / or limited opportunities to engage in this activity.

Another possible theory, and one inspired by Dr. Seto, is that negative mental health states, such as depressive or anxious states are linked to *both activities*. Perhaps, partially as some kind of coping mechanism.

This isn't to argue that simply being depressed, anxious, or impulsive will make someone do it. Also, whether someone is depressed or not, I have no less disdain for any person who abuses someone.

All things considered though, he doesn't think very hard before quickly coming to a conclusion. Also, what is "violent content"?

This was also conducted by a group which was only founded a year prior and by individuals who don't appear to have a long background. They, along with him, appear aggressive in lobbying for a Chat Stasi (while I'm not against fighting real child porn, I kind of like privacy...)

A cursory review of their website shows them misrepresenting the efficacy of a prevention program which only surveyed individuals who got to the end (vanishingly few).

https://qoto.org/@olives/110462274531891870
https://qoto.org/@olives/110445384736437393
While the content is problematic (well, not "violent content"), it's not problematic in the way he suggests it to be.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/17/new-jersey-supreme-court-if-cops-are-going-to-digitally-wiretap-a-facebook-account-they-need-a-wiretap-order/ Looks like a wiretap to me.

New Jersey's Supreme Court rules that the government can't take a request to wiretap someone, and pretend it isn't a request to wiretap someone (with a higher standard to meet), but a regular search.

https://reason.com/2023/07/17/doj-opens-probe-into-jail-where-inmate-died-covered-in-insects/ Ugh, the prison system is as nasty as ever...

https://reason.com/2023/07/17/brickbat-im-gonna-be-sick/
"The Brownsburg Police Department say Sara Seymour, who taught at Brown Elementary School, forced a 7-year-old student with special needs to eat his own vomit."
wtf

There is no such thing as "Trust & Safety". There is only content moderation and content policy.

Maybe, I need a lab coat avatar to fit in better here. Lol.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/07/14/florida-state-guard-desantis-national-guard-training/
"In a statement, Haas said the State Guard was a “military organization” that will be used not just for emergencies but for “aiding law enforcement with riots and illegal immigration.”"

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-use-declines-as-users-complain-about-dumber-answers-and-the-reason-might-be-ais-biggest-threat-for-the-future Sounds like they're trying to save resources and cut costs.

His most brazen gesture so far in his latest run. It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out that this is pandering.

Noting that the Australian guy is now attempting to conflate someone, awkwardly, advocating for treating even "sexually immoral" people with respect, and to offer proper due process, with advocating "abuse".

This is very likely a dog-whistle to his Q base.

Oh, I see why a Floridian official might suddenly be "concerned" about sex trafficking, and that Australian guy is veering into Q territory, there's a new sensationalistic Q themed film.

By the way, there is apparently a novel scam now where someone pretends to be an "age verification" service, and takes the opportunity to steal someone's sensitive info.

Thanks puritans.

That is another thing which makes me seriously doubt that spying on everyone with a Chat Stasi would be helpful (asides from other caveats which should be abundantly clear at this point).