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Yes, it would make the jobs of parents easier. But I think the downside for everybody else isn't worth it. There are a lot of restrictions that we could put on
by MikeCapone 16y ago
Yes, it would make the jobs of parents easier. But I think the downside for everybody else isn't worth it. There are a lot of restrictions that we could put on society that would make the job of parents easier but that aren't good ideas if you look at the whole impact.
- ars 16y agoYah, I don't think restricting access to self-described porn has all that many downsides. Governments that would do that, already restrict it, this just makes it easier for them, but the benefits to parents far outweigh that. This is not the same as general purpose censorship, which I do not think should be made easier to censor. Do remember that someone in a different (more permissive) country voluntarily described his stuff as porn. So you don't really have an issue of it being applied incorrectly.
- MikeCapone 16y agoI think the technical aspect isn't the only one. There's also a psychological dimension that makes is different to just block a whole domain vs. making a list of thousands of sites. Wouldn't make a difference in some places, but I bet that in some borderline cases, it could push them over.
- ars 16y agoIt's better actually - the censor does not have to decide, the publisher of the material decides.
- MikeCapone 16y agoYou think that'd stop them from also having a list? It would just make it easier to get started.
- ars 16y agoAre you aware that you are arguing in a circle?
- MikeCapone 16y agoNo, I'm not. It's two different things. 1) Lists of blocked sites are harder to implement and make people swallow. but 2) they aren't mutually exclusive with blocking whole domains.