Flickr Censorship

In June 2007, Flickr started censoring users in Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. For more info see http://www.flickr.com/groups/againstcensorship/

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• censorship
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[Uraphagit]

Why does the female voice sound like a text to speech reader?

[djackmanson]

Because it is. I was trying to be neutral by using the text to speech, instead of using my own voice which would have sounded just as partisan as I was in the rest of the report.

[kc7fys]

These stories are rarely specific enough. What specifically was being censored? I'm against censorship, too--but do you have kids? The conversation, to be relevant, needs to be about the specific topics being moderated by censors, rather than the idea of censorship. Are you trying to start a 'War on Terrorism' kind of thing? Too broad to be useful.

[djackmanson]

Everyone in Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea (presumably the ROK) was banned from seeing any picture on Flickr that was not marked "Safe" by the user who uploaded it. This was clearly stated in the first half minute of the video.

[teak43]

Flickr sucks. Bunch of censors.

[MirceaKitsune]

Death to censorship, and to the governments which create such laws! Such behaviors (both online and offline) are going to take us to a world where we will be afraid to even talk or think freely.

I used to love Germany and consider it one of the best countries around as well, but if they are starting to have laws such as jailing someone for something they say or put on the internet they are more hypocritical then I ever thought.

[mannydeguzmanjartist]

And by the way, the link posted in this video cannot be viewed in my country - the Philippines. It is marked as "PRIVATE PAGE".

[mannydeguzmanjartist]

I noticed that once a photo you posted at Flickr was censored, all the succeeding and future photos you would be uploading will be marked as censored. This is particularly true with those who are posting models photography. If you have once posted a fine art nude for example and it was censored, the next time you upload a nature or animals photography, it will be viewed as unsafe too, LoL!

[xntrickk]

flickr is an absolute joke for many reasons other than this one!!!!!!!!!!

[TheMrBlinx]

Ever since Yahoo started as a lowly search engine, I have not been impressed. After trying it numerous times and getting useless results, I long ago gave up on it. From looking at flickr and considering using it, it quickly appeared to be, as with virtually every other large internet sensation, far to big and (needlessly) complex to use. As I evaluated it, that same typical incompetence and callous disregard for clients became evident. Now I see the censorship issue. Glad I bailed on the idea!

[TheMrBlinx]

@djackmanson Interesting that it has a British accent.

[MirceaKitsune]

So far, from the places I frequent, Youtube seems to have broken the record in censorship. I find innocent videos flagged as "inappropriate" just because they hint the slightest to something some people may consider wrong.

In some cases I have to watch a video many times to understand what in the world offended the person who flagged it, that the Youtube team even agreed on. This was the first time that censorship has literally sickened me.

[MirceaKitsune]

Why were Fox1986222's comments removed? They were very valid in my opinion.

Anyway, I confess that at this day, the point to which censorship is being applied in some cases is literally sickening me. I find it disgusting how some people try to cover anything they find the smallest bit wrong to their view, and when asked why they use rapists and terrorists as an excuse for everything.

My sincere advice to those people (like Flickr and Youtube), as rude as it may sound, is "Advance already!"