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All Porn Is Exploitation, UK Inquiry Concludes Without Speaking to Sex Workers

vice.com
10 points·by VerifiedJoseph·3 lata temu·1 comments

Setting the Record Straight: EFF Statement in Support of FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn

eff.org
2 points·by VerifiedJoseph·3 lata temu·1 comments

New Dumb Attack Against Gigi Sohn Tries to Shame Her for Being on the EFF Board

techdirt.com
20 points·by VerifiedJoseph·3 lata temu·1 comments

Show HN: Parrot – a viewer for tweet archives from Twitter Media Downloader

tw-media-viewer.pages.dev
4 points·by VerifiedJoseph·4 lata temu·0 comments

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VerifiedJoseph
·2 lata temu·discuss
Given what the API was returning, I think its safe to assume the database query was written like 'SELECT * FROM Users where username=troyhunt'.
VerifiedJoseph
·2 lata temu·discuss
They break a few times a year in my experience but not normally for this long. Been returning HTTP 404s since around 3pm GMT.
VerifiedJoseph
·3 lata temu·discuss
Two questions:

Even after "reviewing millions of videos on the biggest international porn sites" how can they get the 90% figure?

Only looking at the biggest sites is going to get you a biased sample. Not all porn is on big sites. That's not to say there isn't a problem.

And did they talk to sex workers/performers?

Governments and anti-sex orgs have a habit of talking about and legislating sex work without actually listening to those who do it. In March, the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation published a report[1] labeling all porn exploitation without speaking to any sex workers.

[1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pa9y/porn-sex-workers-expl...
VerifiedJoseph
·3 lata temu·discuss
Depending on your interests there are a lot of blogs out there.

Beautiful Public Data (https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/) is one of my best finds.

Others I read via RSS include:

Wladimir Palant's blog 'Almost Secure' https://palant.info/articles/

Ctrl.blog https://www.ctrl.blog/

Troy Hunt's blog https://www.troyhunt.com/

Molly White's newsletter https://newsletter.mollywhite.net
VerifiedJoseph
·3 lata temu·discuss
Context: This statement is in response to BS articles published by fox news and Daily Mail.

Techdirt has a post about them: "New Dumb Attack Against Gigi Sohn Tries To Shame Her For Being On The EFF’s Board"

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/27/new-dumb-attack-against-...
VerifiedJoseph
·4 lata temu·discuss
According to Ipsos (Oct '22), "6 in 10 support Britain’s response to the conflict" and "7 in 10 continue to support economic sanctions against Russia - but some evidence support could wane if there are further energy price rises"

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/public-continues-support-britain...

Personally I wouldn't say support for Ukraine is controversial here in the UK.
VerifiedJoseph
·4 lata temu·discuss
public internet from an S3 bucket https://twitter.com/Paul_Reviews/status/1596048648416423936
VerifiedJoseph
·4 lata temu·discuss
They make surveillance cameras and "smart" home tech. Two types of product that are anti-privacy when not run completely locally. Not surprising at all.