Olives @olives@qoto.org

There is quite a lot for me to read relating to censorship, huh.

Bad caching rears it's ugly head. The sort of caching where old stale content is visible for a long time before being replaced with new content.

I didn't cover Endrass et al specifically (it is referenced indirectly) as it relates to actual child porn, which as we know is not ethical, therefore it's more interesting as part of a suite to debunk anti porn arguments than being interesting in it's own right (where the most it has to say is that someone who views that tend to have different characteristics from actual abusers).

I am aware of it though.

Also, I don't really want to lump people who don't engage in actual child porn in with those who do as I don't think it would be good to invite prejudice upon good people.

I'm reading crazy nonsense conflating teenagers viewing porn with them being "abused" and teens making jokes about sex (or whatever) to each other with them being groomed.

I don't even know how to comment on this. It's too crazy for me. #ukpol

More nonsense for me to read, and maybe comment on.

Palestine. Where someone who might be against hate speech prohibitions suddenly decides they like them when it comes to opposing Israel.

It appears that modifying a video to make it appear that he committed a crime was defamatory.

Cool to see growing attention to the proposed Californian "age verification" bill.

https://qoto.org/@olives/112483833316074543
Out of fear of misguided #DSA / #DigitalServicesAct takes, I refer to my new porn science post (actually a repost of it) where I'm not fond of censorship or "age verification".

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/26/idaho-drag-performer-defamation-case-far-right-blogger
"A jury has awarded more than $1.1m to an #Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd, including children, during a Pride event in June 2022."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point One infamous example of this was Operation Choke Point.

If we really want to know how the U.S. Government twists arms on speech though, it might also be useful to get an idea of what they say to financial service providers.

https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/social-media-administrative-reporting-transparency-smart-act-draft-may-20-2024
FIRE came up with a model bill (a proposal) which compels the U.S. Government to be more transparent about the content moderation requests which they make. What do you think? #FreeSpeech

https://www.defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php You really should take the time to oppose the #California "#AgeVerification" bill which for some inexplicable reason has a lot of support in the Assembly.

There are #privacy implications, there are security implications, it impedes speech, and might make some sites inaccessible entirely (#FreeSpeech). It also violates the #FirstAmendment.

While the White House might like to talk a big game about tackling AI misuse (i.e. making it look like something sexual of someone without their consent), I hope they're putting as much energy into protecting the freedom of expression[1][2]. #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

1 https://qoto.org/@olives/112483833316074543
2 https://qoto.org/@olives/112402648186219830