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aliexpress does that for anything on mobile that it thinks is sex related, which is occasionally annoying when it gets something wrong, but is definitely not wr

aliexpress does that for anything on mobile that it thinks is sex related, which is occasionally annoying when it gets something wrong, but is definitely not wrong in this situation.

cinntaile 6y ago
I can access that link just fine on mobile. You probably live in a more prude part of the world if you can't access that link on mobile.
- ben_w 6y ago
  I’m in Berlin. The spinny billboards arrive here advertise brothels, the fly posters say “Bleib Ruhig und Dildos benutzen” and “There is no I in anal”, and one of the largest hotels has a neon sculpture of Leda and the Swan, at least two stories tall, out front.
  - londons_explore 6y ago
    In the UK, the AliExpress mobile site gets me to click "Yes, I am over 18" before letting me open it.
  - cinntaile 6y ago
    Not sure if I understand you correctly. Do you mean that you can't access the link either and that living in a more prude country therefore is not a relevant factor here?
    - paranoidrobot 6y ago
      > living in a more prude country I think they're trying to say that given there's open advertising of various sex related things, that Germany isn't exactly prudish.
      - cinntaile 6y ago
        Yes I understood that. I am asking what he's trying to say by mentioning that. If I were to read between the lines it'd mean that a more prude culture is not a factor because he's in Germany and he gets a warning or can't access the link on mobile. He didn't specifically write that however and I'm therefore trying to clear up the ambiguity.
        jrumbut 6y ago
        A previous poster had suggested he lived in a prudish country where sexual content is censored on the internet. He said he was in Germany, and gave examples of the lack of prudishness there (in case someone didn't know what Germany is like). The implication is that Germany is an unlikely place for that kind of censorship.
        cinntaile 6y ago
        Right, thanks. Sometimes the HN format isn't exactly conducive to easily see who wrote what in reply to who if there is not a direct relationship. My original assertion regarding the prudishness of the culture being a driving factor was not correct.
        ben_w 6y ago
        Just to confirm, this interpretation is correct.
  - 082349872349872 6y ago
    A german thing that made our papers was when the prostitute equivalent of the IEEE announced their new industry-wide covid safety measures, and invited local politicians to "check them out personally." (Germans, on the other hand, marvel that our sex shows habitually offer discounts for students and seniors.)
- emteycz 6y ago
  I am in Czechia, the country with second most pornstars per 10 million inhabitants. Park your car on a street near the city centre and a prostitute will approach within a few minutes. There are huge and well known strip clubs and sex hotels. And there definitely are not any laws that would force Aliexpress to this.

aliexpress does that for anything on mobile that it thinks is sex related, which is occasionally annoying when it gets something wrong, but is definitely not wrong in this situation.

cinntaile 6y ago

I can access that link just fine on mobile. You probably live in a more prude part of the world if you can't access that link on mobile.

ben_w 6y ago
I’m in Berlin. The spinny billboards arrive here advertise brothels, the fly posters say “Bleib Ruhig und Dildos benutzen” and “There is no I in anal”, and one of the largest hotels has a neon sculpture of Leda and the Swan, at least two stories tall, out front.
- londons_explore 6y ago
  In the UK, the AliExpress mobile site gets me to click "Yes, I am over 18" before letting me open it.
- cinntaile 6y ago
  Not sure if I understand you correctly. Do you mean that you can't access the link either and that living in a more prude country therefore is not a relevant factor here?
  - paranoidrobot 6y ago
    > living in a more prude country I think they're trying to say that given there's open advertising of various sex related things, that Germany isn't exactly prudish.
    - cinntaile 6y ago
      Yes I understood that. I am asking what he's trying to say by mentioning that. If I were to read between the lines it'd mean that a more prude culture is not a factor because he's in Germany and he gets a warning or can't access the link on mobile. He didn't specifically write that however and I'm therefore trying to clear up the ambiguity.
      - jrumbut 6y ago
        A previous poster had suggested he lived in a prudish country where sexual content is censored on the internet. He said he was in Germany, and gave examples of the lack of prudishness there (in case someone didn't know what Germany is like). The implication is that Germany is an unlikely place for that kind of censorship.
        cinntaile 6y ago
        Right, thanks. Sometimes the HN format isn't exactly conducive to easily see who wrote what in reply to who if there is not a direct relationship. My original assertion regarding the prudishness of the culture being a driving factor was not correct.
        ben_w 6y ago
        Just to confirm, this interpretation is correct.
- 082349872349872 6y ago
  A german thing that made our papers was when the prostitute equivalent of the IEEE announced their new industry-wide covid safety measures, and invited local politicians to "check them out personally." (Germans, on the other hand, marvel that our sex shows habitually offer discounts for students and seniors.)
emteycz 6y ago
I am in Czechia, the country with second most pornstars per 10 million inhabitants. Park your car on a street near the city centre and a prostitute will approach within a few minutes. There are huge and well known strip clubs and sex hotels. And there definitely are not any laws that would force Aliexpress to this.