Olives @olives@qoto.org
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
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https://ij.org/press-release/bakery-owner-sues-new-hampshire-town-after-officials-demand-he-paint-over-donut-mural-made-by-high-schoolers/ Bakery owner sues New Hampshire town after they demand he paints over mural.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.221451
Study shows that on average, the citizens of 72 countries have gotten a small improvement in their well-being from using Facebook.
This calls into question the idea that Facebook might cause widespread psychological issues.
The silly debunked ED claim about online porn made a cameo (not on the fedi though)...
This study yet again shows how that is not the case (and points to a review which showed that is not the case).
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/26318318221116354 There's a weird sub-culture which believes that erectile dysfunction (ED) is linked ...
There are so many things someone could blame problems in modern society on but I guess we gotta bust out the ol' online porn, violent video games, and other debunked theories.
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/26318318221116354
There's a weird sub-culture which believes that erectile dysfunction (ED) is linked to pornography. As is likely no surprise to anyone, this study shows it isn't. The only variable which is here is anxiety.
https://www.statology.org/moderating-variable/ If you don't understand what she means by "moderates", this resource might help you.
Noting that it's not just "sex education" in schools which can be pretty bad but that parents might not be interested in talking about that.
Hmm? So, a "conservative think tank" has a poll which indicates the majority of people are in support of "age verification"?
Have they considered selection bias and framing?
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6th ‘#ReignoftheSevenSpellblades’ #Anime Episode Previewed http://dlvr.it/StV3QC
When someone tags something as "NSFW" and it's barely even so x.x
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#PonyCanyon Schedules ‘#TheKlutzyWitch’ #Anime DVD/BD Releases http://dlvr.it/StV7dR
https://reason.com/2023/08/09/indiana-law-lets-cops-push-bystanders-back-25-feet-a-new-lawsuit-says-its-unconstitutional/
ACLU files lawsuit against Indiana for preventing someone from recording police from within 25 feet of them.
They argue it violates the First Amendment (which it does).
Apparently, that game from your childhood, Neopets, is under new management and they're going to revive it.
@jdp23 U.S. based instances which deal with taboo art but maybe curb bigotry might be useful in particular to provide local services which are better at moderating people from particular countries.
Apparently, *they* are doing *something*, because there are people complaining about them going around suspending accounts for no reason. More lower quality moderation.
Ugh, maybe, they should collaborate with other instances which do similar things? In any case, I think they've worn out their utility. Artists started leaving quite some time ago.
I'm a bit worried about the new pattern of hyper-centralization (and the weird fediverse aversion of some to U.S.-based services which also cater to art, but have decent moderation practices, and might help to distribute that load, some of it seems to stem from sexphobia).
As for why a service might have trouble, the main theory I can come up with is the literally millions of people pouring into the fediverse. Anything past that would be pretty speculative.
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Day 5: Hollow Cubes #MastoArt #drawing #DefinitelyNotAMimic
https://ij.org/case/detroit-retaliation/ This lawsuit is interesting.
Apparently, he filed a lawsuit against Wayne County's civil forfeiture practices, and to try to intimidate him from continuing the lawsuit, they kept trying to pin bogus felony charges on him (which a judge kept dismissing).
Now, he is also suing them for violating the First Amendment.
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
