Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc...
by protocolture on Monday January 29, 2024 @09:19PM
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Film classification is also dumb. In Australia Margaret Pomeranz used to run banned film viewing sessions that ended up in cops wrestling them for dvds.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/31/margaret-pomera...
Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc...
by ben_w on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @04:19AM
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Hence my second paragraph.
The first is saying that no matter what your rules are, the internet may at any time show you a clip from the highest rated category and should be treated as such.
The internet may also at any time show you outright banned content, but that's often treated as a separate battle no matter if that's Tiananmen Square (or "content promoting terrorism", although now I'm wondering if the Chinese Communist Party think the former is a subset of the latter?) or sexual acts you're not allowed to show in film (varies by jurisdiction).
I'm not American, I think it's perfectly reasonable to ban kids from the internet just by applying the logic used for film classification. Even just the thumbnails for YouTube (some) content can go beyond what I'd expect for a "suitable for all audiences" advert.
This isn't an agreement with the specific logic used for film classification: I also find it really weird how 20th century media classification treated murder perfectly acceptable subject in kids shows while the mere existence of functioning nipples was treated as a sign of the end times (non-functional nipples, i.e. those on men, are apparently fine).
Also, I find it hilariously ironic that Florida also passed the "Stop Social Media Censorship Act". No self-awareness at all.