Protecting minors via IP geofencing also restricts consenting adults

Evidence

From Flickr’s perspective, problem solved. Germany wants to prevent teens from encountering adult content, and with Flickr’s adjustment they will not. But the decision stepped well beyond what the law required. While German teens will not find adult content on Flickr, neither will German adults, to whom this law does not apply. In other words, a law protecting minors became a technical measure restricting adults as well. — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet, 577

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Flickr disabled safesearch-off for entire nations rather than verify ages — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet: Platforms,…, 576; Blocking a porn-associated hashtag silences legitimate political and social speech too — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet: Platforms,…, 556; The liberties-versus-security binary justifies sacrificing out-group rights — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 487 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The liberties-versus-security binary justifies sacrificing out-group rights #exemplifies (0.82) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 487
• Platforms’ private rules affect users more than the law does #expands (0.78) — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet, 121