Walker

One of the major problems in the tech world is trying to apply morality controls to technology.

Solution I propose:

Let technology be morally agnostic. Dont let governments dictate what sites we are to visit or how we use our devices. Let the end user (parents) make those decisions for themselves.

For example, requiring devices to verify age to visit websites (#pornhub or sex education sites) , blocking websites based on government morality decisions, (#ofcom, #onlineSafetyAct, #chinesefirewall, #india) , putting backdoors in encrypted messaging platforms (#eu)

These controls will fail or bypassed by an end user. Human nature will find the shortest path to their goal even past technological controls. Additionally any attempts to suppress sites may result in the #streisandeffect.

Sure the controls will block many people, but those who are determined will find a way.

#privacy #censorship

Nov 21 at 2:36pmWeb
Show threadAA4d ago
@Walker Except that not all of these examples relate to morality. Some of them are about surveillance and power.
Show threadWalker4d ago

@AAKL very true, governments use morality as an excuse (think of the children) to enact surveillance controls.

Like China or the EU attempting to block many social media sites under the guise of morality but really its to prevent what they consider seditious messaging against government power.

Show threadAA4d ago
@Walker Morality is the last thing I would accuse tech companies of wielding. 😅
Show threadEpic Null4d ago
@AAKL @Walker I mean they may not have much themselves, but I feel like they use ours against us all the time. The Algorithims they use often turn morality into "engagement" for example.
Show threadWalker4d ago

@Epic_Null @AAKL True, profits are often the motivating factor. Those profits may be threatened by Government actions or social backlash.

A move to a more "moral" stance could be the best business interest, even if its not the best for the end user.

Show threadAA4d ago
@Walker @Epic_Null This brings to mind the cheating problem. Various gaming companies have been battling cheaters with increasingly creative solutions - and they're still not winning. Cheaters will always find a way around the new rules, though this says more about the nature of cheaters than it does about the companies trying to level the playground for everyone else.