Olives @olives@qoto.org

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Do you remember the manga based on George Orwell's 1984? #anime

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Interesting discourse on whether graduation photos (often tradition) should be a thing or whether it's an intrusion on students' privacy.

When I commented on the #CybercrimeConvention, what struck me was how there were human rights "safeguards" which used language like "can". A State "could" implement such a safeguard.

But, that's really turning someone's human rights upside down. #HumanRights should always apply.

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/16/un-cybercrime-treaty-a-trojan-horse-for-transnational-repression/ David Kaye writes on the horrifying mess that is the #CybercrimeConvention.

David Kaye used to be the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression.

Another event was held in Japan to talk about dealing with financial censorship.

This might be a work of fiction or some kind of cosplay. Blanket censorship seems wildly disproportionate, and of questionable effectiveness.

1) Even the original book was a work of fiction. That was the book which the author wrote something like 70 years ago. The author doesn't seem to have intended anything more.

2) The vast majority of instances of this term seem to involve legitimate content.

Speaking of which, there was a law professor who spoke at that conference on dealing with financial censorship. One of the examples of a term which might be censored with one firm (it's unclear when they did this) was "lolita". This is obviously problematic as:

Did you know that Milton Diamond, the sexologist, died earlier this year?

Continuing on the "not a real term" point, I've seen different people, in different countries, use it in different ways. Someone might even have an opinion on what the "right way" to use it is.

And, frankly, I'm concerned by how some guy from the U.S. can "make an observation" about a *completely different country*, and get paraded around as an authority, especially when their observation might have negative connotations attached to them.

Also, honestly, it's not a real term (particularly in the West). It means whatever the person speaking wants it to mean which is not a whole lot. I see it used as a slur against supposed "subhumans" (so being a jerk) or "Cool and feels taboo."

"lolicon" isn't a Japanese term. It was invented by a random American observing things going on in Japan. Then, the term was borrowed, presumably out of convenience. Indirect inspiration by Lolita (even that was a work of fiction) is given too much credit.

I'm also wary of inadvertently suggesting that ingesting data should be considered a violation of copyright. I want to avoid that.

The post is generally framed from the perspective of dealing with censorship, particularly heavy-handed censorship.