Comment on eSafety drops case against Elon Musk's X over church stabbing videos
threeduck@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Good news in my opinion, Australia was overreaching with this. Would have set a stupid precedent.
Yeah I was a bit torn on this, initially I was on the government’s side because I don’t like it when big multinationals try to fuck us around (like Valve). But like the news thing a couple of years ago I have to side with the tech giant.
If the government gets to decide what we can and can’t see then I think democracy is in trouble.
The government already does that to a large extent. The content in question is not viewable from within Australia unless you use a VPN.
True, they do a lot of this under the guise of copyright enforcement as well (which you can change your dns to fix generally). I don’t understand how this censorship is any different from what we look down upon authoritarian countries. I like the idea of a free and open web
I don’t understand how this censorship is any different from what we look down upon authoritarian countries.
The scope and nature of the content being censored, I guess. But you’re right that there is the potential of setting a dangerous precedent when taking this approach to online safety regulation. I think in general the saga has highlighted the problematic nature of social media becoming so intertwined with society. There is a real risk for this stuff to be viewed unintentionally, or because it was recommended through an algorithmic feed, and served to a considerably larger number of people than if it was only available on LiveLeak or something back in the day. It’s so difficult to effectively regulate these social media companies now because they have become part of mainstream society and gained so much power as a result. We are essentially just relying on goodwill on the part of the people running them.
I think democracy is already in trouble with giant mega corps controlling what we say instead.
the risk of the government controlling it is that someone might use that for their own interest. that’s the natural and inherent state of corporate interests. i think I’d rather have a chance at meaningful regulation than it’s hand these powers over to whoever happens to have the most money right now.
Minarble@aussie.zone 6 months ago
As much as I hate to agree with Space Karen I think you are right how can one sovereign country dictate what can be seen in other countries?