marco1

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   by marco1 11y ago

   Thank you! This is definitely some possible use case of this project. A new category like "dispensable" would have to be added, of course.
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   by marco1 11y ago

   > there perhaps ought to be a differentiation between "sex" and "sexual violence" or "rape" Rape is "violence" and not "sex" in this classification. But this should be documented, of cour
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   by marco1 11y ago

   Thanks! Thought about that, too. Some example: nudity/low: bare buttocks nudity/high: full (frontal) nudity But this is harder (maybe even impossible) in other categories. What if somebody sees "throat cut" as a "hi
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   by marco1 11y ago

   Thank you! Regarding (1), we should definitely add this. Regarding (2), there are two reasons why this might not be a good idea: First, it would be hard to tag. Second, it's not supported by the three formats that the project currently
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   by marco1 11y ago

   > Rape is sex without consent, big difference between that and violent (consensual) sex. We don't have to discuss this. Everybody should know this and agree. But the point was that rape scenes often include sex or nudity. So if you
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   by marco1 11y ago

   Thanks for these interesting suggestions for implementation! The only downside I could think of is that things could get a bit untransparent with such complex graphs. People could think: "Why did I miss this scene? I haven't even
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   by marco1 11y ago

   Very good example, thank you! So these small communities could really profit from such an open format, in case custom categories were added. They will certainly not get this with the commercial providers of movie filtering.
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   by marco1 11y ago

   > I think what I'm uncomfortable with is the idea of set-it-and-forget-it automated filtering. You see, this is not the point of this project and has never been intended or supported in any way. > I definitely never said that. Wh
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   by marco1 11y ago

   Well, personally, I didn't predict that kind of response. So let's try to resolve the misunderstandings. > I'd rather not give any kind of support to those who demoralize women. This is not what this tool is about. Movies
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Exactly :) Thank you! And, in addition to that, not only can content be filtered, but it is filtered for you all the time already. This is a chance to take the filtering away from the producers and choose what you want to see yourself
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    by marco1 11y ago

    > I'm just voicing a concern that it might be unhealthy for people to set up automatic filters for stuff they find offensive, across all their film and TV. And this has never been the intention or intended use case of this tool. So
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Wow, I feel your approach, just like the parent's one, is way too focused on moral, ethical and abstract concepts in general. This project doesn't try to create a huge filter bubble and introduce a dangerous approach to education
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Thank you very much! I do also think that these two examples are not the best examplse we could come up with. And in no way do they demonstrate why the complete project should be useless for every use case. The only thing that they show (co
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Nobody says you should apply this to political speeches, or sources where the context can be lost due to the cutting in general.
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    by marco1 11y ago

    You may have misunderstood the project. There is nothing "automatic" in its filtering at all. You do have to adjust the filters precisely, manually, and can switch on or off every single feature.
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Uncomfortable? Definitely not, I'd say. Your judgement may be too harsh because it tries to focus on quite abstract aspects. What about a practical example instead? There are quite a few (historic) films that I like very much. I'd
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    by marco1 11y ago

    I feel that we don't have to resolve this issue by taking an even closer look at this analogy. We can instead focus on the pragmatic answers to your original question.
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    by marco1 11y ago

    If you choose what to filter, or even to filter nothing at all, this is freedom in that regard.
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Thank you!
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Exactly, thank you! And, in consequence, reducing the level of censorship that is forced upon you without your consent.
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    by marco1 11y ago

    The entire point of this project is, as shown in the title of this HN submission, that it provides you with the freedom to filter. No censorship forced upon you.
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    by marco1 11y ago

    > There isn't a single coherent dependency for all cultures for all content. Really an important point. Thanks!
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Regarding the category-specific severity levels (instead of "low", "medium" and "high): The three levels currently used are definitely not completely arbitrary. I'm sure we all can tell mild violence and really
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Thanks, that's definitely a valid concern! You're both right in that we should perhaps change the severity schema to category-specific keywords instead of general levels.
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Thanks for your feedback! At present, the list of available categories and filters has been kept short to ensure simplicity. We might think about allowing any custom categories, as you suggested. So we should definitely keep that idea in mi
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Thanks for your question! The README tries to explain a lot of the things, but I can answer questions here, of course, and give an overview. All in all, the idea is quite simple and the project doesn't really do that much, yet. As an
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Thanks! VidAngel is actually listed in the README: https://github.com/delight-im/MovieContentFilter#commercial-... The README does also explain why an open format and open contribution might be better.
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    Show HN: Watch movies with the freedom to filter(github.com)

    125 points by marco1 11y ago|143 comments
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    Show HN: Watch any movie or TV show without violence(github.com)

    4 points by marco1 11y ago|1 comments
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    by marco1 11y ago

    Thanks for the reminder to keep the discussion objective and factual!