Olives @olives@qoto.org
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
Olives
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https://nichegamer.com/dlsite-forced-to-block-german-users/
This German #WarOnPorn nonsense is just getting embarrassing at this point. Won't they just fire Tobias Schmid already? This wacky extremist is making the conservatives in the anglosphere look progressive.
Firstly, even if online porn "might" be problematic to someone out there, it would still not be anywhere remotely near proportionate to engage in censorship, or privacy intrusive measures.
Secondly, the typical recommendation is sex education, not censorship (which is harmful in it's own ways).
Thirdly, the science isn't really showing this:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2015.1023427
https://psyarxiv.com/ehqgv/
Two studies showing porn is not associated with sexism. One carried out by German scientists, another carried out by Canadians.
https://qoto.org/@olives/110462274531891870
American scientists carried out a meta analysis of 59 studies. They found porn isn't associated with crime. A meta analysis is a study where someone studies studies.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31432547/
Nor does it seem this is the case among adolescents (the meta analysis also points to that). Here, the minors who used more porn engaged in less sexual aggression.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/201601/evidence-mounts-more-porn-less-sexual-assault
https://qoto.org/@olives/110400288665794817
There are even studies (across the United States, Japan, Finland, and more) showing that porn is associated with less crime, even among criminals.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31042055/
While an older Dutch study showed there might be worse levels of "sexual satisfaction" among adolescents using porn, a Croatian lab failed to replicate that.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563222001637
This is a meta analysis on sexualization in video games. It finds that studies tend to pick cutoffs where it's difficult to distinguish signal from noise. This increases the number of false positives.
There are also results which contradict the theory of sexualization being harmful. In the end, it fails to find a link between this and sexism, and this and mental well-being.
I'm usually sceptical of apparent links, as the "scientific pile on effect" (as one described it) drives people to go looking for "links" between porn and "something bad" however tenuous it might be, or methodologically flawed an approach it might be (and later, that something is debunked).
If it was Australia, I might add it doesn't matter if they're "child-like" or "fictional children" (this is far, far more likely to hit someone good than someone bad who don't need it). If it was actual real children, I would oppose that on ethical grounds (though, I still wouldn't want to burn down the Internet, because of unwanted bad actors). This is covered above but it is also kind of common internet sense.
Fourthly, "age verification" can also be harmful (and often unconstitutional). Scammers have been known to launch scams using this theme. It is also a violation of someone's right to freedom of expression, privacy, and puts them at a security risk.
"They want to ban our pork knuckle, our bratwurst, our schnitzel. Well, I'll promise you one thing. They will not take away my schnitzel."
Sounds tasty... And conspiratorial. Weird mix.
"Many Germans feared they'd have to pay for expensive heat pumps. After a public outcry that the AfD joined, the bill failed"
If it failed, then I guess they're not needed there?
Yeah... I have serious doubts about this party.
Got to "love" how Elon's site's top concern when someone complains about "hateful content" is censoring (well, there are complaints of shadow bans) sexual expression.
It is interesting to see this false dichotomy between "safe" and "not safe" (and I don't think they would be effective how they think it would be) which only serves to distract from the actual privacy invading / censorious proposals.
Sometimes, I wonder if an artist trying to accentuate particular parts of the body (i.e. the realism of the drawing style or interesting traits) doesn't rub a few people the wrong way.
It's not really surprising, that someone might do that for parts someone (though, maybe not everybody) might be able to get more out of (or some other reason to like that style, such as aesthetics)...
Anecdotally, with non-sexual art, I'd say there's been a bit more censorship along those lines (not really a good thing)... Then again, there's not much data to go on about censorship there.
While I generally don't dive into this, I saw a few bad faith remarks which are so outrageous that I feel compelled to respond. First off, when tal...
https://reclaimthenet.org/instagram-shuts-down-the-account-of-presidential-candidate-jill-stein
"The physician and presidential candidate, Jill Stein, has reported through a tweet that her new Instagram account has been disabled by Instagram. Stein had previously lost access to her original account and, after attempting to regain it, she created a new one which has now been disabled.
According to the information provided, Meta has cited violations of community guidelines concerning “account integrity and authentic identity” as the reason for the account’s deactivation."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Stein She's from America's Green Party.
I don't even know why a couple went that angle.
It is kind of well-known (and has been well documented over the past four years in particular) that this sort of surveillance / censorship has collateral damage.
The New York Times has documented people harmed by it. EDRi has documented people harmed by it. Forbes has documented people harmed by it. Articl...
The New York Times has documented people harmed by it.
EDRi has documented people harmed by it.
Forbes has documented people harmed by it.
Article 19 has documented people harmed by it.
Saying that no one has been harmed by automated scanning (for the children) won't make it true. Usual suspects...
Saying that no one has been harmed by automated scanning (for the children) won't make it true.
Usual suspects...
A tinge of racism, nonsensical theory crafting, and I suppose desperate for something to grift over.
I see a few QAnons are interpreting Germany's right to a "personality", or whatever, as part of a big evil conspiracy.
I see a few QAnons are interpreting Germany's right to a "personality", or whatever, as part of a big evil conspiracy.
"Elon Musk has announced a new change in policy to X. On Friday, his announcement established that the use of terms such as “decolonization” and “from the river to the sea”— phrases commonly thrown around by the pro-Palestine movement — would invite suspension on the platform as they imply genocide."
https://reason.com/2023/11/17/brickbat-crazy-ex-girlfriend/
"A Marion County, Florida, sheriff's deputy received a one-day suspension for using a police database to find the identity of a woman dating her ex-boyfriend. She was suspended an additional two days after a video was shared on Facebook of her attacking another woman at a party. The woman she attacked was reportedly a friend of a woman her ex-boyfriend was dating."
In the dub, people getting stabbed to death is replaced with someone's soul being ripped out with a magic artefact and being sent to a dark place forever.
There's even a random card where you go to play it and the computer is like Bzzt, this card is password protected, you can't play it without putting in the password, it is also hacked to be ridiculously overpowered.
I don't think there's anyone in that anime who doesn't cheat.
Using a magic eye to read your opponent's mind while playing card games is cheating.
Using a magic eye to read your opponent's mind while playing card games is cheating.
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/wv-prison-finally-releases-atheist Looks like a prison violated the First Amendment for trying to force Christian programs for atheists.
"Clarence Cocroft filed a lawsuit this week challenging the state's virtual ban on advertising medical marijuana businesses, arguing the law violates his First Amendment rights."
"Clarence Cocroft is the owner of a legal medical marijuana business in Olive Branch, Mississippi. However, while his business is perfectly legal, the state is hell-bent on making it practically impossible for him to actually stay afloat. How? By making it a felony for Cocroft to advertise his business."
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling undermining Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination and find that constitutional safeguards prevent police from forcing people to provide or use passcodes for their cell phones so officers can access the tremendous amount of private information on phones."
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
