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UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones (arstechnica.com)
submitted 19 hours ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/55094518

“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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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 47 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Gotta love how it's "better" in these assholes' "minds" to pretend sex doesn't exist than to actually parent them on the topic that the kids are gonna find out about anyway - often in an unexpected and/or uncontrolled fashion. I'd much rather get ahead of that and make sure they know what they need to before they come face-to-face with it and are clueless - something much more likely to result in what is a supposedly (because they sure are picking the worst way to avoid it) undesirable outcome in the end.

[–] plyth@feddit.org 22 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It's about surveillance. The nudity is a made-up reason.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 9 points 15 hours ago

I know this, but the general populace eats this shit up. They either refuse to believe that, or "think" it's somehow worthwhile to "protect the children" (because they sure AF can't be bothered to parent properly).