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Republican-dominated states are pushing out young professionals by enacting extremist conservative policies. Abortion restrictions are the most sweeping example, but state laws restricting everything from academic tenure to transgender health care to the teaching of “divisive concepts” about race are making these states uncongenial to knowledge workers.

I don’t think I’ve written a post before but this is important .

In the Uk I’ve started to see more implementation of the Online Safety Act. Whilst I understand parts of why this act is being implemented (child online safety) I have already encountered issues with it .

For the record I am a legal adult , but I have a baby face .

Using age verification AI doesn’t work well for me , I can only imagine the implications such a thing may have on people with facial differences.

With the rise of AI , I and others are hesitant to use programs that use facial recognition, as it could lead to issues such as deepfakes and dangerous scams using such information.

I also do NOT want to use my debit card as a form of identification as many websites have implemented, data breaches have proved to be a problem time and time again , attaching my debit card would not only risk my identity but all my savings too.

There’s also a wide range of concerns around censorship, including and not limited to speaking out against the Genocide in Gaza. We’ve already seen people being treated as criminals for opposing the genocide and having your government ID connected to your social media account could result in criminal charges if you say something they oppose.

Please sign the petition if you’re in the UK, this is already happening, this act is dangerous to all UK residents, please reblog and spread the word

Today I want to talk about concealed carry laws in the US. It's a hot topic between both major political parties, but it really is not about politics. It’s all about finding that sweet spot between personal freedom and public safety. Both sides should be able to come together and find a solution for the undermining daggers with concealed carry laws. 

The Second Amendment gives us the right to bear arms, but when it comes to concealed carry, it's a whole different senario, depending on which state you're in. As of January 2024, we've got 27 states with "constitutional carry" laws, which basically means you can carry a concealed weapon without the need of a permit. The rest of the states have "shall-issue," which means you have to request a permit, and will receive one if you meet certain qualifications set by that state.

But here's the thing: this patchwork of laws can be confusing and might even put people at risk. We need a more refined approach based on the shall-issue system, but with some serious upgrades:

- More extensive background checks

- Regular permit renewals

- Intensive training requirements

The idea is to make sure only responsible, well-trained individuals can carry concealed weapons. It's like getting a driver's license, but for guns.

Now, I know some of you might be thinking, "But isn't that infringing on our rights?" Here's the thing: just like we need a license and training to drive, it's not unreasonable to expect proof of ability and responsibility for carrying a concealed weapon. It's not about denying rights; it's about exercising them responsibly.

this is something i can pretty easily solve myself by just blocking the photo repository blog, or tags relating to it, but I'd rather not do that because i do really like seeing the photos and all the info and stuff. and i would assume it would be an insane amount of work for you to add something like a watermark to every single photo, so I'm not really sure how to go about this. i like seeing the photos, but i don't want to accidentally break the rules.

You clearly care deeply about doing the "right thing", so, what that tells me is that you're not actually the target audience for that rule. I appreciate all the thought you put into this message. Let's talk about it!

I've been reconsidering if requiring people to get permission for reposting images is the best policy to have and I'd like people to weigh in.

My original reasoning was this: the more I can ensure that reposts are affiliated with credit, the better I can control copyright on the images on the site, and therefore have more ground to challenge any scrapers/fake accounts/AR groups that yoink them for nefarious purposes. The easiest way to do that seemed to be to have people ping and ask, with the expectation of saying yes almost all the time.

But there's a couple problems with that, I think, in practice:

People don't like emailing strangers (I forget this! I have done it for work for so many years it isn't uncomfortable anymore).

This isn't how the internet works. (Tumblr has a specific microculture that encourages crediting creators and not stealing! Once this is shared more widely on other platforms, I don't expect it'll be the same ecosystem).

It actually undermines organic spread of content! (You're less likely to make an excited post about a cool photo if you have to send a maybe-scary email and wait for a response). And I do want there to be lots of eyeballs on the photos.

Realistically, @nexus-nebulae, with the policy right now? If you slipped up and reposted something without thinking, I'd just ask you to add credit to the post so it directs back to the site. The goal of this whole project is community access and engagement - I want to you to enjoy the photos, and send them to your friends! I'm just trying to also protect it from the awful that a lot of the internet has become.

But, I'm also wondering it it makes sense to swap the policy to say that it's fine to re-post images on socials as long as they're appropriately credited and/or linked back to the repository. This isn't the policy yet, but if you're reading this please tell me what you're thinking.

Non-edited image use (like putting them in a scientific paper, using them to build a curriculum unit, or putting them on board game cards - these are just random examples) would still need to be requested; but that's an entirely protective stance and if you ask, my goal is to always say yes.