[Foundation-l] Possible solution for image filter

[Kim Bruning]

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:38:18AM +0100, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> Wikipedia was also briefly blocked in Pakistan, because of the Mohammed cartoon controversy. So there might be a scenario where countries like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan figure out how to block access to adult images and images of Mohammed on Wikipedia permanently, using methods like the ones you describe, based on the personal image filter categories.?
> That might be a concern worth talking about. 

Quite so. Welcome to the discussion. :-)

> Of course, it has to be balanced against the concern that these countries can block Wikipedia altogether.

Our strategy so far is to indeed give people the choice of all or
nothing. Most people will choose for "all", and thus we practically
remain uncensored worldwide.

If we create filter categories, our current anti-censorship strategy
will likely no longer work.

sincerely,
	Kim Bruning


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