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There seems to be a fundamental hypocrisy in a legal system that considers some material is so fundamentally corrupting that it must be illegal for people to po

• jacquesm 7y ago
  I wonder how you look at vice-squad members? And from what I've seen they are quite happy to receive tips about abusers from the public and businesses that care enough to review their content. For society to work some of us have to step forward and agree to do the dirty work. That some people are doing this for a living without proper counseling and guidance is another matter, you can lay that at Facebook's door. The few times that I've been exposed to that crap was enough to make me shut down some services. In fact, I think that any business that deals in user generated content should assume the cost of business that goes with that and have a system of flagging and escalation in place.
  • J-dawg 7y ago
    > I wonder how you look at vice-squad members? It was a poorly formed argument, but you've hit on the absurdity that I was trying to point out. Obviously somebody has to look at this stuff. But having low paid, poorly trained people do it all day, every day? I don't think it's crazy to suggest that shouldn't be legal. And if Facebook can't exist in its current form without these teams, then I'm totally fine with that.