Utah bill would require activated porn filter software on new phones, tablets

Post by ceejayoz » Fri, Mar 05, 2021, 10:19 PM UTC

fshbbdssbbgdd wrote: post #75

ceejayoz wrote: post #39

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Government deplatforming and private industry deplatforming are vastly different things, especially at a Constitutional level.

Sure, but there have been proposed laws requiring deplatforming of hate speech, and some have even passed: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/tech/french-hate-speech-socia... Many keyboards have been worn out debating about the difference between the first amendment and free speech, but can we isolate to one case or the other here and set that issue aside in one thread?

Post by willis936 » Fri, Mar 05, 2021, 10:19 PM UTC

umvi wrote: post #27

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UT has more overbearing regulations than any other state. They are also far and away the most conservative state. Not all conservatives in the US are aligned with them, it’s just that the cult majority have regulatory capture.

> UT has more overbearing regulations than any other state Like what? Are you referring to alcohol laws? Because last I checked you could still by beer at the grocery store in Utah, but you cannot do that in Montgomery County, Maryland (most populous county of one of the bluest states).

Post by lallysingh » Fri, Mar 05, 2021, 10:20 PM UTC

fshbbdssbbgdd wrote: post #75

ceejayoz wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Government deplatforming and private industry deplatforming are vastly different things, especially at a Constitutional level.

Sure, but there have been proposed laws requiring deplatforming of hate speech, and some have even passed: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/tech/french-hate-speech-socia... Many keyboards have been worn out debating about the difference between the first amendment and free speech, but can we isolate to one case or the other here and set that issue aside in one thread?

Post by scrollaway » Fri, Mar 05, 2021, 10:20 PM UTC

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I understand the HN crowd may take issue with this, but the ease at which a child can stumble onto pornography or adult content is really scary. Even with google safe search, etc enabled. Growing up watching television in the US, you couldn't see topless women on public broadcast TV, let alone hardcore pornography.

Post by reissbaker » Fri, Mar 05, 2021, 10:21 PM UTC

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Doing that when building these devices at scale and handling support queries for it is probably not cheap. Most phone manufacturers don't allow retailers to tamper with the software on the phones/tablets (that opens up a can of worms in terms of security), so they'd have to do it very early, maybe even at the factory — which means earmarking which devices are bound to Utah. Responsible manufacturers (e.g. Apple) woul…

Every single phone manufacturer sans apple allows this. Ever heard of Verizon bloat ware? And yes, they will comply, 1) it’s the law, and 2) they won’t leave money on the table.