Posted by Bogomips on Mar 8, 2008 half past one pm
I have deep misgivings about any gatekeeper, as Ron puts it, also having the ability to censor content, which is what the porn clause essentially is.
It's a very slippery slope. For example, imagine someone comes up with a game similar to Leisure Suit Larry... would that be considered porn? I have no difficulty imagining someone at Apple deciding that yes, it is porn because it contains sexual innuendos and a few images of pixelated tits.
Any and all forms of censorship are bad, even if they seem innocuous at first, there's the very real possibility that they'll spin themselves into something you weren't expecting.
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Posted by Bogomips on Mar 8, 2008 half past one pm
It's a very slippery slope. For example, imagine someone comes up with a game similar to Leisure Suit Larry... would that be considered porn? I have no difficulty imagining someone at Apple deciding that yes, it is porn because it contains sexual innuendos and a few images of pixelated tits.
Any and all forms of censorship are bad, even if they seem innocuous at first, there's the very real possibility that they'll spin themselves into something you weren't expecting.