I think my line for censorship is children. Yes its the excuse that every bad actor uses to censor everything but there do exist topics that if a child comes across them, and they will in a totally uncensored environment, will be problematic. Now exactly which topics and how much they should be censored is up for debate but it needs to be a frank and continuous conversation among those arguing in good faith to be able to bring up competent adults
Rather than hindering or censoring entire platforms because “kids might see something undesirable” (which common sense shows they’ll get around to find no matter what anyways), I think the kids and parents should have and maintain their own monitored or restricted internet somewhere else.
Instead, the majority of platforms get controlled and sanitized in the name of children while the issue is framed as an impossible problem to solve. It isn’t. Put your kids on the sanitized internet and let me have my swears or risqué topics please.
Besides, none of this ever ends up being about kids anyways. It’s all about control and data collection.
I think my line for censorship is children. Yes its the excuse that every bad actor uses to censor everything but there do exist topics that if a child comes across them, and they will in a totally uncensored environment, will be problematic. Now exactly which topics and how much they should be censored is up for debate but it needs to be a frank and continuous conversation among those arguing in good faith to be able to bring up competent adults
The other day I was walking past a gaggle of middle schoolers and heard them sweating like sailors, one even called the other a fag.
They’re children, they’re going to say and do things they’re not supposed to do because they want to do the cool, bad, thing they’re not allowed to do
I didn’t see any of the tiktok censorship stopping that conversation
I completely disagree with this line of thinking.
Rather than hindering or censoring entire platforms because “kids might see something undesirable” (which common sense shows they’ll get around to find no matter what anyways), I think the kids and parents should have and maintain their own monitored or restricted internet somewhere else.
Instead, the majority of platforms get controlled and sanitized in the name of children while the issue is framed as an impossible problem to solve. It isn’t. Put your kids on the sanitized internet and let me have my swears or risqué topics please.
Besides, none of this ever ends up being about kids anyways. It’s all about control and data collection.