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UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones (arstechnica.com)
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“The UK government wants technology companies to block explicit images on phones and computers by default to protect children, with adults having to verify their age to create and access such content,” the FT report said. “Ministers want the likes of Apple and Google to incorporate nudity-detection algorithms into their device operating systems to prevent users taking photos or sharing images of genitalia unless they are verified as adults.”

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[–] deleted@lemmy.world 46 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

We need a solid linux phone fast.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Saw posts about one on Lemmy today, seems to be pretty cheap too

[–] raviiishing@sh.itjust.works 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

But is it solid?

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Certainly wasn't a liquid

[–] Johandea@feddit.nu 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Vapour-ware?

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 2 points 13 hours ago

Hardware wise, we're basically there. Especially since there's multiple recently-ist mainstream phones on which you can install Linux.

UI/UX seems to be a nightmare though, plus missing software