• HexesofVexes@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago
    1. Add censorship for mods containing adult (sexual) content.

    2. Slowly move the bar so that more content falls under definition of “adult” (themes of violence, LGBTQ+ themes).

    3. Continue to move the bar until desired level of censorship is obtained.

    Well done, you’ve used moral panic to control your media.

    Dark futures aside, why do I think that folks are just going to VPN their way in?

  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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    I was preparing my verbal pitchforks, but it seems they have chosen a middle ground. they will only require verification for adult content, and only in the EU and UK.

    which means that if you don’t need adult content or you can use a VPN, then it seems it won’t affect you. so they are probably doing the bare minimum required by law

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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    I miss the internet being a wild west.

    It certainly had its downsides, but it felt a lot better than the nonsense that’s been happening over the past decade+.

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      I remember being on GeoCities or Lycos and just incrementing the site number to see different sites.

      Star Trek, Star Wars, Lego, PORN!

    • x00z@lemmy.world
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      It’s the same as fighting against “fake news” which just creates a false trust that everything on the internet is truth. Which is the opposite of what one should believe.

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      So then we need build new network with idea that it would be controlled by corps and gov so we need return back to darknet type of network and meshes