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Here's the fail in your plan: I'll register "mommylookaway.com", make it a simple web proxy like proxysite.com, and set the content flag to child safe. Making i

Here's the fail in your plan: I'll register "mommylookaway.com", make it a simple web proxy like proxysite.com, and set the content flag to child safe. Making it illegal does nothing, just as law doesn't stop spreading other illegal material over the internet, right at this moment. Telegram etc can also have web frontends that do the same. There's no easy way around this, and that's because of a totally different reason. The reason being that the cause for all this is control, namely government control and surveillance over the populace. Companies profit from this and governments can increase their power with this, so they are natural allies in this scenario - government has the will and power over law, and companies have the know-how and the technical means, and of course a similar thirst of power. Situations like this must not be mistaken for the technicalities that they present. It's simply the next step in the power grab.

codedokode 3y ago
Yes, this part wasn't thought out well enough. Let there be an organization that verifies site owners (to verify that they are not abroad and can be put in jail if needed), content and moderation policies and issues a cryptographic signature. The website displays the signature in HTTP headers.
- npteljes 3y ago
  I'm sorry, but this is still similarly handwave-y. Content moderation is contentious enough as it is, and on top of that, there is already persistent outright illegal content on the internet. There is illegal content on the clear web, and also a lot of illegal activity on instant messaging platforms, even on highly non-anonymous ones like Facebook. This issue is not technical, and so, we should stop trying to fix it with technical solutions. The proposal is only relevant because it's an effective smokescreen. There is real abuse happening, people are understandably, but overly anxious about that abuse, and a corporation sees an opportunity for power in this situation. That's all there is to it.

codedokode 3y ago

Yes, this part wasn't thought out well enough. Let there be an organization that verifies site owners (to verify that they are not abroad and can be put in jail if needed), content and moderation policies and issues a cryptographic signature. The website displays the signature in HTTP headers.

npteljes 3y ago
I'm sorry, but this is still similarly handwave-y. Content moderation is contentious enough as it is, and on top of that, there is already persistent outright illegal content on the internet. There is illegal content on the clear web, and also a lot of illegal activity on instant messaging platforms, even on highly non-anonymous ones like Facebook. This issue is not technical, and so, we should stop trying to fix it with technical solutions. The proposal is only relevant because it's an effective smokescreen. There is real abuse happening, people are understandably, but overly anxious about that abuse, and a corporation sees an opportunity for power in this situation. That's all there is to it.