Olives @olives@qoto.org

Well, these "I hate porn" people are extremely disingenuous, they're often (perhaps, paranoidly) pulling things out of their asses, or misrepresenting science... a lot... (more uncommonly) to try to come to a censorious position.

Also, censorship is about the most harmful thing that could be done, and it's not useful, and that is what they're about. They're not even remotely reasonable.

I don't really want to talk about specific people there, unless I have to. They're not worth it.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/eff-statement-nevadas-attack-end-end-encryption

"EFF learned last week that the state of Nevada is seeking an emergency order prohibiting Meta from rolling out end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger for all users in the state under the age of 18."

"Encryption is the most vital means we have to protect privacy, which is especially important for young people online. Yet in the name of protecting children, Nevada seems to be arguing that merely offering encryption on a social media platform that Meta knows has been used by criminals is itself illegal. This cannot be the law; in practice it would let the state prohibit all platforms from offering encryption, and such a ruling would raise serious constitutional concerns."

#privacy

https://reason.com/2024/02/26/feds-target-journalist-tim-burke-with-law-intended-for-hackers/ What do you think of this case? #FirstAmendment

https://reclaimthenet.org/avast-anti-virus-company-is-fined-for-tracking-and-selling-user-data

"Avast, a well-known cybersecurity firm, has been confronted with a $16.5 million penalty from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)."

"Contrary to the firm’s promise of guarding consumer data against tracking on the web, the FTC claimed that they’ve been acting against their word. They’ve allegedly been gathering and marketing user browsing data unbeknownst to the users, and additionally misleading them."

#privacy

Wondering where to stay during #LibrePlanet2024, where to eat, and how to get around Boston? Answers to all your questions can be found at https://libreplanet.org/2024/getting-around/

https://ccla.org/press-release/ccla-urges-substantial-amendments-to-the-online-harms-act/
"This is a massive bill that we need to examine in greater detail. Our preliminary read raises several serious concerns. While the CCLA endorses the declared purposes of upholding public safety, protecting children, and supporting marginalized communities, our initial assessment reveals that the bill includes overbroad violations of expressive freedom, privacy, protest rights, and liberty."

Canadian Civil Liberties Association comments on why the new bill is bad. #canada

Don't know what is up with that snippet (which clearly doesn't match the link), looks like a bug.

If you're curious about the sorts of people who push for these sorts of things, one who appeared before parliamentarians is the U.K.-based Vice-President of an American bunch of Christian fundamentalists known as NCOSE (formerly known as Morality in Media)*, Haley McNamara.

These politicians also voice "concern" about something, then they push for broader censorship than that. For instance, this "baroness" appears to be looking to censor vast swathes of content. It is an extreme attack on free expression.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_on_Sexual_Exploitation
#ukpol