<story><title>Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing</title><url>https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kgwnp/porn-on-google-drive-error</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>gnicholas</author><text>Seeing this and simultaneously hearing about what YouTube is doing with certain firearm-related content makes me wonder whether we’re on — or at least near — a slippery slope.&lt;p&gt;I can certainly see limiting videos that are illegal (child porn) or that describe things that are illegal throughout the US (converting semiautomatic weapons into automatic).&lt;p&gt;But banning videos of adult pornography and showing legal firearm-related content is a different beast. A private company surely has the right to decide not to host such content, but consumers can likewise consider whether they want to do business with (including giving unfettered access to email and search queries) a company that proceeds down this slippery slope.&lt;p&gt;To be clear, I’m not saying we’ve slid down the slope at this point, just that we appear to be perched on&amp;#x2F;near it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mindslight</author><text>&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;me wonder whether we’re on — or at least near — a slippery slope.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;What&amp;#x27;s with the reservation?&lt;p&gt;Feel that wind in your hair? &lt;i&gt;We are currently flying down the slope&lt;/i&gt;, cheered on by the pantheon of gleeful authoritarians each with their cute idea of how individuals are best controlled.&lt;p&gt;The &lt;i&gt;only&lt;/i&gt; question is whether we&amp;#x27;ll have a chance to stop after the centralized surveillance industry has been fully coopted for their goals, or whether the momentum will carry us all the way to oppressing the refuge of Free p2p communications.</text></comment>
<story><title>Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing</title><url>https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kgwnp/porn-on-google-drive-error</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>gnicholas</author><text>Seeing this and simultaneously hearing about what YouTube is doing with certain firearm-related content makes me wonder whether we’re on — or at least near — a slippery slope.&lt;p&gt;I can certainly see limiting videos that are illegal (child porn) or that describe things that are illegal throughout the US (converting semiautomatic weapons into automatic).&lt;p&gt;But banning videos of adult pornography and showing legal firearm-related content is a different beast. A private company surely has the right to decide not to host such content, but consumers can likewise consider whether they want to do business with (including giving unfettered access to email and search queries) a company that proceeds down this slippery slope.&lt;p&gt;To be clear, I’m not saying we’ve slid down the slope at this point, just that we appear to be perched on&amp;#x2F;near it.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>scarface74</author><text>I am not pro gun by any stretch of the imagination, but when I heard YouTube was banning firearm related content it made me real uneasy. I didn&amp;#x27;t have as much of a problem with a crack down on hate speech.&lt;p&gt;I know a lot of people who I would consider gun enthusiasts that wouldn&amp;#x27;t hurt anyone unless they weren&amp;#x27;t given a choice.</text></comment>