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autonomy and accountability go hand in hand
Autonomy without accountability is useless. You're free. Free for what? Free to do what? We need to specify. You're not free to fly like a bird and fall like a stone. You're not (always) free to travel without a visa.
Direction is important with freedom.
If you want autonomy you have to be accountable for something. The reverse is also true: If someone holds you accountable for something, they should give you autonomy.
(Now I understand why anarchists are considered drug addicts...šā¢ļøšš¬)
The internet could change next week, and not in a good way
You may have heard about the efforts in Europe to reform copyright law. The debate has been ongoing in the European Parliament for months.Ā If approved next week, these new regulations would require us to automatically filter and block content that you upload without meaningful consideration of your right to free expression.Ā
We respect the copyrights and trademarks of others, and we take all reports seriously to ensure that your creative expression is protected. We make this clear in our Community Guidelines.Ā Thereās already a legal framework that works and is fair: TodayĀ we take down posts and media that contain allegedly infringing content when we receive a valid DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown request. We also provide clear-cut ways for people to fight back if they believe their removed content was not a true violation. These instances are monitored and reported and live in our biannualĀ transparency report.Ā
The suggestion to use automated filters for issues of copyright is short-sighted at best and harmful at worst. Automated filters are unable to determine whether a use should be considered āfair useā under the law and are unable to determine whether a use is authorized by a license agreement. They are unable to distinguish legitimate parody, satire, or even your own personal pictures that could be matched with similar photographs that have been protected by someone else. We donāt believe that technology should replace human judgment. Tumblr is and always has been a place for creative expression, and these new regulations would only make it harder for you to express yourself with the freedom and clarity you do so now.Ā
If you access Tumblr from Europe and want to act, you can find more information on saveyourinternet.eu.Ā
Step by step to a better world. š
lol if someone did see you irl would you be okay with them talking to you? like āhey tommy girlā
Yeah probably! Some days I just wish being an internet slut wasnāt so taboo that I could just show my face and be myself on here
Just Thoughts
Imagine wanting to create a website (platform) for people around the world to share whatever they like about themselves, sexual and nonsexual. But then deciding that sexuality is obscene just like almost every other website in the world.
Why is the naked human body obscene?
Why is sex obscene?
Why is watching people have sex obscene?
Together with eating and drinking water, our bodies and sex are the most natural aspects of being a human being. Deep down we all know this. Why is sharing who you are, the perfect beautiful snowflake human being that you are (as aspect of your humanity), obscene?
Are you repulsed by porn? Don't watch it. Like porn, but don't like watching a man take it up the ass? Don't watch that type of porn. Only like lesbian porn? Good for you! There's plenty of that and a lot more coming!
We don't all have to share the same interests to be a web community that enjoys sharing and taking in what other people around the world share with us.
Yes, freedom of expression is that simple.
Free my friend @brave-olive, Tumblr! He didnāt even do anything! š
Seeing him happy while I explore brings me so much joy...
FYI, On Dec 14,2022, Sen Mike Lee Utah Rep introduced a bill Interstate Obscenity Definition Act. Proposal would redefine virtually all pornography as Obscenity under federal law and therefore render it illegal for Interstate or foreign transmission. This would affect your site. I hope you will fight this and tell lawmakers not to support this bill. Your First Admendment rights must be protected. Also tell your viewers to tell lawmakers not to support this. 1969 US Supreme Court ruled Stanley vs Georgia that possession of obscene material is not a crime. Pass this on to your supporters on tumbler.
For all my followers in the US! Please take a note. Share if it's relevant to you!
Americans, think about this and stop Trump:
InĀ The Spirit of the Laws, the french philosopher Montesquieu (1689-1755) explores the relationship between law, society, and freedom. He argues that political liberty is best preserved in a system of checks and balances, where power is divided to prevent any one group from becoming tyrannical. True freedom is not just the absence of restraint, but the ability to act within a framework that protects individual rights and promotes social harmony. His work emphasizes the importance of legal structures in securing freedom in a diverse and complex society.
If Legends fans can rally to hire a fucking plane to try to get a show renewed, we should be able to rally for the things that the people who made that show actually care about.
One of the reasons I love Tala so much is that she cares about EVERYTHING so hard. And whatās going on in Iran is something really personal for her that sheās posting about constantly.
Can we rally for the Iranian women and girls who are dying for their basic human rights, please? The most it costs is a stamp but even just liking the posts on insta would be something. Can we rally for Tala? For Zari?
I have a very small impact on all my social media sites so please share.
(Also nobody should trust Brandon with scissors.)
if you follow your heart sometimes it brings sadness or pain but sometimes it brings true happiness. if you never follow your heart it doesn't matter if you are shielding yourself hurt, you will simply never be happy.
so you dated the wrong person and learned a hard lesson. you chose the wrong major and had to start over again. you cherished a friend who backstabbed you. it sucks, but itās also going to work out. thatās life; you learn, hurt, love, cry, laugh, and keep going. you experience setbacks and you grow and itās all okay.
Kian Pirfalak was a 10 year old Iranian boy who was murdered by the anti-riot police after they opened fire on his familyās car. This was his funeral today. His father passed away today as a result of his injuries too.
Freedom for Iran and the Persian people š
40th day since Ghazaleh Chelabi was murdered in the protests against dictatorship and misogyny. Women are burning their hijab at her graveside.
This is Yalda Aghafzali. She was 19. She was arrested during protests and was kept for 11 days in Qarchak prison, a notorious women-only prison. It is famous for inhuman and violent behavior towards women. A former prisoner once called it "a place of exile where you wait for your gradual death".
Yalda committed su icide a couple of days after her release. In a series of voice messages she sent to her friends after her release she said:
I've never been beaten in my life as much as I got beaten now. My whole body hurts. I've screamed so much my voice is hoarse. But I expressed no regret. They wrote in my file "the accused did not express remorse", I was like YEAH EXACTLY!
There is going to be big protest on November 15th they will probably cut of our internet...don't forget us...
There is going to be big protest on November 15th they will probably cut of our internet...don't forget us...