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Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by user- on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:02AM (#35636599)
The reference being someones ass crack having a picture taken without their consent and posted for millions to see, which is why the OP of that time got banned temporarily i think for that. Its pretty hypocritcal of imgur to use that image , and somewhat ironic to use it in this TOS update
Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by ezekiel68 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:54AM (#35637142)
We don't know who the person was. We have no interest in forensically doxxing them. The person stands in as a proxy for any person. Neither the person's life, livelihood, reputation, nor dignity are tarnished in any way by the posting of this image. No person has the "right" to not be photographed in public. There is no evidence the posting of this photo resulted in the financial gain of the poster.

Where there is no harm, there can be no foul.

Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by neilv on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:44AM (#35637390)
This is a lot of assertions of fact, almost all of which either don't match my understanding of the situation, or are things that I don't understand how could be known so definitively.

Also, this is speaking in a way that might sound like some referencing some legal standard, or being an exhaustive or overwhelming philosophical analysis. But, even were these assertions true, I suggest that the argument is missing the issue raised.

Specifically, the image used as an example of 'ok' in one part of the Imgur policy document arguably hits all over the specific language of the harassment section of the same document. See quoted parts.

It seems an incredibly poor example to choose, and it's arguably a renewed instance of harassing image posting by their own definitions.

Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by rarspace01 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:52AM (#35637439)
"No person has the "right" to not be photographed in public." Maybe in your country, not mine.
Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by mlatu on Thursday April 20, 2023 @04:32AM (#35637632)
yeah, that'll be another real problem eventually...
Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by Zetice on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:35AM (#35639677)
Rights aren’t limited by geographic distinctions, if you’re a human you have rights (or don’t, as is the case here).
Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by yamtaddle on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:12AM (#35640256)
They absolutely are. "Right" is just a name for "freedom or protection some people decided they like a whole bunch". There's no absolute, certain standard for what they are. Absent laws and/or norms protecting them, they do not, in any meaningful sense, exist.

(yes, yes, I'm aware of the concept of "natural rights", I've read the Second Treatise, blah blah—it's a pretty idea, but it's weak, to put it mildly)

Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by Zetice on Thursday April 20, 2023 @11:25AM (#35641555)
Maybe when you “blah blah” someone’s whole argument, that should be a sign you aren’t engaging in a great way…
Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by yamtaddle on Thursday April 20, 2023 @11:43AM (#35641828)
Engaging with what, the several sources (not "someone's whole argument") I was encompassing in that "blah blah"? Have you engaged with sources related to this topic? If you're aware of some strong argument for natural rights that I've missed, please, point me in the right direction.

AFAIK they can stand up, kinda, if you have some foundational rules at the bottom that you're taking as divinely-revealed and unquestionable. Otherwise, not so much.

They're a good rhetorical tool and a nice shorthand for "thing we care about a lot", but I'm pretty sure it's a mistake to treat them as for-real real, to any greater degree than anything else we guard with laws and norms. Again, if you've got info that might change my mind, do share—it'd be really handy if they were real.

Re:Imgur Updates TOS, Banning NSFW Content by 93po on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:03PM (#35642944)
So by this logic it's okay to post non-consensual up-skirt photos of women as long as their faces aren't visible?