Olives @olives@qoto.org

To be clear, "Arthur" was actually sentenced for child abuse. Misinfo about this often comes from when Prostasia reported on the case a number of years ago (although, by mistake). #FreeSpeech

To be fair, crime dramas can be better when they don't have lots of technology.

Or not in a meaningful sense that is relevant to the plot. There is a scene with a very primitive website.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/eu-tech-regulation-good-intentions-unclear-consequences-2024-year-review
"illegal content" Define illegal content.

"systemic risks" Define systemic risks.

"freedom of expression" Define freedom of expression.

A bill can drive censorship without requiring it. That is still a problem.

So much of Death Note's plot would fall apart with the Internet. If you pay close attention, there are televisions, there are computers, but there is no Internet.

To be fair to Shogun, it sounds like a film based on a specific time period, it's not some "live action adaptation" of "One Piece".

The ironic thing about Death Note is that they could have stopped people being killed just by not putting people's names up on the television.

A number of bits of Chinese content (i.e. novels, movies) would be alright, if for one detail, someone shoving in propaganda about how wonderful China is (i.e. China is the best in the world).

Since that post seemed to be bugged, I posted it again.

"age assurance" is more of a blanket term for guessing at someone's age. "age verification" is a more specific implementation of "age assurance". #FreeSpeech

You know what, let's be a bit more specific about it.

https://www.independent.ie/business/media-regulator-coimisiun-na-mean-to-defend-legal-action-taken-by-x/a1652074334.html "age assurance" covers data collection, guessing and stupidity. Some got banned by FB for "being minors" for rping as obvious #anime / toon style characters. #FreeSpeech #Ireland

"age verification" is not the only way that "age assurance" might be practiced badly.

https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-books-librarians-obscenity-lawsuit-c05fc196fe4ba9c6ffe83d3287bc0d2f
"A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an #Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors."

"The law would have created a new process to challenge library materials and request that they be relocated to areas not accessible to children."
#FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment

https://www.independent.ie/business/media-regulator-coimisiun-na-mean-to-defend-legal-action-taken-by-x/a1652074334.html Twitter takes legal action against Irish censorship. #FreeSpeech

Now, you might not like Twitter's boss, but it looks like #Ireland is seriously over-reaching here.

It's not always easy to tell how much censorship in the E.U. comes from the E.U. itself and how much of it comes from Ireland.

Ireland is a very puritanical country.

If it doesn't drive censorship, why did Bluesky engage in censorship the moment the Commission yelled at them about it.

https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/a-losing-game-moderating-online-content-fuels-big-tech-power This is a more mature take on the DSA than we usually see from people who insist it doesn't drive censorship.

https://nichegamer.com/going-medieval-gets-new-overview-trailer/ If you think about it, it kind of looks like the wall is made of giant pencils. Lol.