Olives @olives@qoto.org

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/13/new-israeli-law-makes-consuming-terrorist-content-a-criminal-offense/

"And now we learn that Israel’s government has taken the next step in amending its counterterrorism laws to make the consumption of “terrorist” content a criminal offense, punishable with jail time."

"Make no mistake, this is the institution of thought crime. Read those two paragraphs one more time and realize just how much the criminalization of consumption of materials relies on the judgement and interpretation of those enforcing it. What is systematic in terms of this law? What is a publication? What constitutes a “terrorist organization,” not in the case of Hamas and ISIL, but in that ominous bit at the end of the second paragraph, where more organizations can — and will — be added to this list?

And most importantly, how in the world is the Israeli government going to determine “circumstances that indicate identification with the terrorist organization?”"

"This has all the hallmarks of America’s overreaction to the 9/11 attacks. We still haven’t unwound, not even close, all of the harm that was done in the aftermath of those attacks, all in the name of safety. We are still at a net-negative value in terms of our civil liberties due to that overreaction."

https://qoto.org/@olives/111083302650803082 Porn is not linked to bad things.
https://qoto.org/@olives/111191543236620885 Multiple thousand word commentary on conflations.

Two useful ones for #Altersverifikation as there are bad faith actors who like to conflate porn / fiction / fantasy with abuse (when it's really freedom of expression).

Training a model on personal social media posts (text) might lead to privacy leaks, so I'd suggest against this practice (hopefully, it's not a thing, or too much of a thing).

https://qoto.org/@olives/111083302650803082 A short anti-porn starter kit. Convenient as other threads can be heavier. This was actually intended to deal with one specific situation. Could say that about the other one too, honestly.

https://qoto.org/@olives/111191543236620885 Dive into why muddling abuse with fiction (mentions the bad actors who deliberately try to muddy the waters by conflating the two) is bad. Thousands of words.

I think that Palestine has always been an example of a spot where hate speech standards tend to get really fuzzy.

It's just far more apparent now with the current conflict.

Since Germany is accused of blocking porn sites, seemingly because of a crazy rogue official, I think it is a good idea to always contact lawmakers to oppose that (and any other censorship).

Maybe, it has something to do with that really weird obscure bureaucrat who was abusing his power.

Apparently, Germany's "age verification" law is not compatible with E.U. Law and the European Commission told them off about it.

That would be an actually good idea, though who knows where that'll go with this chat control garbage.

Important one to remember. #chatcontrol

It sounds like you should contact lawmakers in the E.U. Parliament and tell them to oppose such authoritarianism. #chatcontrol

If true, it is extremely problematic (and harmful) for "age verification" to be a condition of accessing a porn platform.

That is a threat to freedom of expression and privacy. Scammers have been known to impersonate "age verification" providers.

#chatcontrol

https://qoto.org/@olives/111407938871651520 Covered a similar thing here.

https://www.wndu.com/2023/11/13/indiana-senator-files-bill-require-age-verification-porn-sites/
This is bad for privacy, freedom of expression, and security. It is also an undue burden for many websites and users.

It is also a very obvious violation of the First Amendment. Anonymous speech is protected by the First Amendment, as is the ability to access that speech.

It also would not deter someone from doing this, and attempted enforcement would only be harmful to everyone involved.

Their worries also appear to be scientifically baseless (https://qoto.org/@olives/111083302650803082). Even if they were not, it would still be incredibly disproportionate.

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/1211949718/the-kinsey-institute-faces-possible-separation-from-indiana-university
The State of Indiana also appears to be defunding sex sciences.

I strongly recommend contacting lawmakers to oppose this piece of legislation. #privacy

Thierry all full of himself (and stirring up trouble) is a good example of why you don't give power to the government. They're not your friends.

Remember this. #kosa

I don't think the chat control compromise is good either, it seems to have room for over-reach.

It is better than the previous proposal which was absolutely insane.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/14/nepal-tiktok-ban-social-harmony-why

"Nepal has said it will ban TikTok, citing negative effects on the country’s “social harmony”."

"Sharma said the decision was made because TikTok was consistently used to share content that “disturbs social harmony and disrupts family structures and social relations”. She did not specify what had triggered the ban."

"Gagan Thapa, leader of the Nepali Congress party which is part of the ruling coalition, said the government’s intention seems to be to “stifle freedom of expression”."

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/25/priti-patel-record-human-rights-extreme-concern She was the U.K. minister who was very against E2EE.

https://act.eff.org/action/call-congress-to-stop-kosa

"The Senate may have a simple voice vote in the next week to move the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) quickly through the legislature, without debate, but any one senator can stop it with a hold. We need you to call your senator's office today to tell them to stop KOSA. KOSA would censor the internet and would make government officials the arbiters of what young people can see online, and would likely lead to age verification."

That sounds very bad. You should contact lawmakers to oppose the Kill Online Speech Act. #KOSA

https://www.badinternetbills.com/

That sounds very bad. You should contact lawmakers then.