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

submitted 3 days ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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“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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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Gotta blur out those women's ankles.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Block everything but calls and maps.

[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days 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”?

[–] jrs100000@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

How exactly would such a system work?

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

AI, of course. It’s 100% accurate.

/s just in case

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

And non invasive*

*We will use your data to push you more ads

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