And by blocking certain people, you demonstrate to authorities that you can block anyone you want, and you will be held in contempt if you don't block anyone they want. As opposed to having no technical blocking capability.
reply>As opposed to having no technical blocking capability.
replyI mean, this may have worked a decade or two ago, but if you built modern software this way the same government is going to toss your ass in jail.
"Oh no, I built a murder machine that I can't stop, I guess you can't prosecute me for that, it's out of my control".
You can only get away with that now if you're a billion dollar AI company. Otherwise the judge is going to halt your efforts and prosecute you for contempt and stupidity.
It's not for sure and you should consult a lawyer, but it's often the case that a court can't order you to do something you can't do.
replyYet the law can. All the child protection laws we made years ago have made making unmoderated software very risky.
replyNotice how they had to make that the law before it became the law. Before it was the law, you didn't have to unless a court ordered you to.
replyOn the forum I'm on, chuds are required to include "trans lives matter" in their comments or they don't show up. It's like anti-censorship.
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