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> temporarily in a country with heavily censored internet So, the USA huh? For "children" (read: under 18), schools are some of the most despotic, censorious,
by pierat 3y ago
> temporarily in a country with heavily censored internet
So, the USA huh?
For "children" (read: under 18), schools are some of the most despotic, censorious, and anti-democratic institution we have, and we send young humans from 6-18 through this meatgrinder.
During health class, our teacher was unable to see anything about "breast cancer", even though various cancers were in the discussion topic. Didn't matter. "Breast" is a evil horrible sexualized word that we must never allow anybody ever see... Even though you're legal to consent to sex at 16 in most states, and 17 in the rest.
Even the community college had the same blocks on it as the local high school. By definition, people who attend are 18+ , and yet treated like 3rd graders.
It may not be as censored on your own connection (cell, cable, fiber, etc), but this country absolutely does heavily censor, and they censor humans when most vulnerable and under state compulsion to attend.
- wil421 3y agoThey all have smartphones. Almost everyone single one will have a smartphone. Before smartphones, I’ve seen someone masterbating while watching porn in the middle of a massive row of computers in the college library. People probably did worse and it’s the reason they block it.
- pierat 3y agoAnd? You go up to them and tell them to quit or you'll call the cops for indecent exposure. We already have a pretty sane law on this. We do not need shitty blocking tools that way overreach their bounds. And yes, anything that blocks "sexual content" or otherwise also blocks VPNs and Tor and I2P as well. Those "bypass tools" are default enabled on ALL blocking systems.
- dotnet00 3y agoIt was Iran, at home. The school was not that great so the only material accessible there would have at most been an old encyclopedia in the library.