Olives @olives@qoto.org
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
Textbook QAnon type nonsense too.
Hmm. When it comes to the book bans in libraries, it seems the spectrum of it is actually pretty broad, and not sexual at all. Also, just because a...
Hmm. When it comes to the book bans in libraries, it seems the spectrum of it is actually pretty broad, and not sexual at all. Also, just because a book contains something "sexual" or some drawing of nudity, doesn't make it devoid of value.
It is worth mentioning that book bans don't just hit "school libraries" but "public libraries" too, so that might impinge on the rights of adults.
In any case, I think the more "provocative" content is probably a red herring for broader censorship.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/25/data-centers-drought-water-use/ Another problem with giant services which do everything.
Alright, let's say it. The Church of Scientology is a cult.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiqDZlAZygU Rowan Atkinson (who plays Mr. Bean) talks about the importance of free expression.
It's not as bad as was initially conveyed to me but it is still monitoring people under the assumption they're criminals with no basis for doing so.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-government-from-spying-on-all-of-our-bank-accounts "The Government is sneaking in new powers to spy...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-government-from-spying-on-all-of-our-bank-accounts
"The Government is sneaking in new powers to spy on all of our bank accounts on the premise of dealing with welfare fraud and error.
It will force banks to flag people who meet secret criteria to the government."
When a platform tries to fact check something in isolation, when they really should be thinking of how it ties into QAnon, and debunking that.
I judge Bluesky by what they do, not what they promise to do, and so far, it's been a mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiqDZlAZygU Rowan Atkinson (who plays Mr. Bean) talks about the importance of free expression.
While it would be nice to take a more radical approach to cutting down copyright terms, repealing this corrupt law would be a good start.
Repeal the Mickey Mouse Protection Act.
Repeal the Mickey Mouse Protection Act.
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https://www.theregister.com/2008/10/22/social_networking_privacy_germany/ Did you know that even in 2008, German privacy agencies were already mad at Facebook over #privacy?
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https://www.theregister.com/2008/10/22/social_networking_privacy_germany/ 2008. German agencies already mad at FB over privacy.
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https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/03/gfycat_snap_shutdown/ Meme website being shutdown by Snap.
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Maybe. In regards to porn, I'm seeing quite a few exaggerations. For instance, that it might be related to crime.
When it comes to crime:
https://qoto.org/@olives/110462274531891870 (contains summary + link)
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://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/201601/evidence-mounts-more-porn-less-sexual-assault
There are even studies (across the United States, Japan, Finland, and more) showing porn is associated with less crime, even among criminals.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31432547/
Nor did it seem to be the case among adolescents (the meta analysis also points to that) in this Croatian study. Here, the minors who used more porn engaged in less sexual aggression.
This seems to be one of those areas where people are eager to look for "links" between porn and something bad, and the substance of the "link" tends to be bad.
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Google's deprecation of #JPEGXL demonstrates its unjust amount of control over the web. Read our writeup here: https://u.fsf.org/3z8
Did you know that Facebook has a crawler which looks at images on the page on the other side of a posted link?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/13/facebook-incorrectly-removes-picture-of-aboriginal-men-in-chains-because-of-nudity
Once, they got in hot water for censoring an article from The Guardian (rebutting a claim by the then Prime Minister who claimed that slavery never existed in Australia) for "containing nudity".
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Like clockwork, politicians use a tragedy to try to push through some harmful brand of censorship.
Five years ago, did you think one of the biggest causes of the day would be to fight someone to stop them censoring books?
https://letutahread.org/ "Let Utah Read is coalition of Utah community members, educators, parents, librarians, and organizations dedicated to pres...
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
