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Hiding abuse from the end user only stops direct forms of abuse, but it won't stop all abuse. Revenge porn is a classic example because that is usually directe
by slg 4y ago
Hiding abuse from the end user only stops direct forms of abuse, but it won't stop all abuse. Revenge porn is a classic example because that is usually directed at everyone in a target's life without needing to reach the target themselves.
Imagine a scenario in which the target uses a client that aggressively hides content. However since this system is protocol based, other users would be using clients that aren't as aggressive. What happens if an abuser responds to every post their target makes with a revenge porn image? Maybe the victim of the abuse never sees that image because of their clients settings, but numerous people following them do. Isn't that still abuse even if the target doesn't see it? How do you stop this type of indirect abusive behavior without some centralized authority?
- wmf 4y agoAt a certain point we need to remember that the legal system exists.
- slg 4y agoClearly a sizable audience wants protections above and beyond what the law requires or else there wouldn't be such strong support for these systems curtailing abuse. Saying the legal system will handle it is not a neutral position. It is a clear decision in favor of the anti-censorship side over the anti-abuse side.
- mnd999 4y agoRevenge porn is illegal, at least in the UK.
- wmf 4y agoThat's my point. Don't ask the world to do the courts' job.