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UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months 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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[–] madjo@feddit.nl 7 points 2 months ago

I encourage UK's government to sit on it and rotate. And Keir Starmer can go do one with rusty barbed wire.

[–] jrs100000@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

My God. At least the US's fascism sort of makes sense from an internally consistent perspective. Make it make sense!

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I will never buy a device that cockblocks me. I was talking shit about the nothing phone yesterday but I guess imma save up to buy it.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How exactly would such a system work?

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

AI, of course. It’s 100% accurate.

/s just in case

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 months ago

And non invasive*

*We will use your data to push you more ads

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[–] horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think it's time to throw my phone in the river.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Throw it on Stamer's head, at least you give it one last food use.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Please don't, our rivers are polluted enough as it is

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Block everything but calls and maps.

[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Remember when Tumblr banned porn, and implemented it so poorly that any photos with enough peach-ish or brown-ish colors got nuked for “displaying nudity”?

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