Olives @olives@qoto.org

I'm a big fan of this sort of functionality. Not every language has a Latin alphabet, and not everyone in the world speaks English.
QT: https://qoto.org/@olives/112864404263982588

This was about the "think of the children" nonsense.
QT: https://qoto.org/@olives/112862694391481127

https://nichegamer.com/paramount-plus-cuts-popular-spongebob-meme-for-uk-viewers/ A joke was censored from an episode of Spongebob for British viewers.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/01/japan/japan-school-regulation-easing/
"part of a broader movement to reassess overly strict school regulations and involve students in the decision-making process"
Interesting idea.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/30/new-online-therapies-could-help-at-least-twice-number-of-people-recover-from-anxiety What do you think of this?

https://www.article19.org/resources/malaysia-stop-stifling-social-media/
"ARTICLE 19 and 66 partner organisations and individuals in civil society have written an open letter to the Prime Minister of #Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to express concern for the cabinet’s licensing regime for social media."
#FreeSpeech

Any civil liberties issues I should cover?

Apparently, AI images are being used in some "do you find this sexy" studies now.

"After the study is completed, we will retain your anonymized data"

Some thoughts about studies involving sensitive subjects and privacy.

First off, as privacy activists know, there is no such thing as "anonymized data". Each data point can make it easier for someone to deanonymize someone.

That is just something to keep in mind.

If that is a worry, then for starters, someone could avoid collecting superfluous data, or maybe for something like an age, they could collect an age range instead of a specific number (unless, that precision is needed).

This reminds me of something I spoke about before. Maybe, it will lead to improvements in mental health (since there is science showing that).

https://nichegamer.com/discord-partners-with-roll20-for-dd-and-other-tabletop-rpgs/ Interesting idea.

When something that is supposed to be #privacy oriented insists on using Discord.

When someone pitches a feature which already exists as if it is new.

I see someone who got fired from Google, because she contributed nothing other than complaining about petty things, is back to complaining.

https://9to5google.com/2024/07/25/reddit-search-engine-block-google-deal/ Sounds like an anti-trust issue.

I don't like the idea of trying to censor "pirate sites" which are the only practical option for acquiring a particular bit of content for someone.

When someone breaks their own blog with weird JavaScript.

https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids
Hey, you can oppose #KOSA here. #FreeSpeech #privacy

Useful human rights protective language is language which clearly and indisputably tells someone that x activity is allowed. No beating around the bush. Even if it might be "useful" now, who knows what someone might argue in 10, 15, 20 years. What stops a country from just ignoring it?