Olives @olives@qoto.org

Working on it. Porn science.

Is it just me or does anyone else keep reading the AV acronym for "Age Verification" as Anti Virus?

The word "harmful" is becoming a red flag at this point, especially when applied to some sort of content.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/alabama-lawmakers-advance-bill-lead-prosecution-librarians-109653587
"#Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state's obscenity law for providing “harmful” materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions."
#FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-fines-us-wireless-carriers-nearly-200-million-over-illegal-location-data-2024-04-29/
"The Federal Communications Commission on Monday fined the largest US wireless carriers nearly $200m for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information.

The FCC is finalizing fines first proposed in February 2020, including $80m for T-Mobile; $12m for Sprint, which T-Mobile has since acquired; $57m for AT&T, and nearly $47m for Verizon.

The carriers sold “real-time location information to data aggregators, allowing this highly sensitive data to wind up in the hands of bail-bond companies, bounty hunters, and other shady actors”, the FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement.

The wireless carriers said they plan to challenge the fines."
#privacy

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/26/australia-government-misinformation-bill-social-media-x Lizzie O'Shea pitching privacy as a solution to misinformation (although, I think the rabbit hole effect was called into question in a few studies).

If you're wondering why the order is off, I deleted and remade one to add a bit more context in.

https://qoto.org/@olives/112357751287569818
https://qoto.org/@olives/112357704509030057
I was going to hold off on this a bit but if I have to see another bad take on this...

This is going to be a very bulky one to cover so I might as well make a separate post first.

The problem with a so-called "duty of care" (particularly online) is that any time something bad happens, someone can go complain about it, and there isn't necessarily anything reasonable which someone can do about it, and someone might ask for things which are entirely unreasonable which may even be of questionable efficacy and harmful.

I'm seeing someone comparing online moderation to wearing a helmet at a building site but it is really not the same.

If someone implements a safety measure, which turns out to be useless at a building site, then it's not typically going to violate anyone's rights.

If someone messes around with online speech, it will. So, vague and broad language and words and processes is really the height of irresponsibility.

Now, the FCC seems to be joining in on fining companies for violating user privacy (i.e. selling user data).

Well, privacy laws usually have a few more moving parts than just their service provider, for instance, someone could opt out of a data broker.

The cases I've seen tend to be more about service providers so that comes to mind.

Someone said that opting their data out of something like ChatGPT after the fact might lead to resource intensive retraining.

Keep in mind though that that particular model likely has to be retrained every now and then to stay current anyway.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-28/india-cancelling-visas-of-people-who-criticise-government/103688380 Sounds bad for free speech in India.

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/28/uk-prisoner-jailed-for-23-months-killed-himself-after-being-held-for-17-years What do you think of this? I think it makes sense for "23 months" to mean no longer than 23 months. #HumanRights

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/27/iraq-makes-same-sex-relations-punishable-by-up-to-15-years-in-jail More oppression works it's way into the world.

"“This amendment threatens those most at risk in Iraqi society. It can be used to hamper free speech and expression and inhibit the operations of NGOs across Iraq,” a spokesperson said."
#FreeSpeech

I thought of writing "Californian idea" but that would have made it harder to do the hashtag.

https://reason.com/2024/04/26/californias-new-social-media-law-invites-expensive-lawsuits/ New idea out of #California which is in violation of the #FirstAmendment. #FreeSpeech