The rule about minors: now, I don't want to play devil's advocate, but I feel like I have to. There are subverses here that tread that line, REALLY closely. I don't like it, and I don't like what they stand for, but I just blocked the subverses. But, just because I (and others) don't like it, that doesn't mean we should ban people/subverses for something in a "grey area."
On top of that, these subverses seem to be pretty good at self-regulating themselves. They probably don't want to get banned, and banning them will churn up another Eddit/Pao situation here on Voat. If it's legitimate CP, then ban away, as that's illegal... but rendered/drawn media isn't real, and falls into that "grey area" I don't think anyone should touch.
Hell, women in bikinis are a "grey area" in some countries... the only difference here is that there are fewer of those countries, and thus that "grey area" is smaller. Would you ban any subverse that has images, real or not, of a woman who isn't in a burka, because it is a legal "grey area" somewhere? That's just censorship.
Unless it's illegal, I'd say to leave them be. Once something truly illegal pops up, take the appropriate steps to mitigate the problem. This stance has worked so far, and coupled with the "block" button, seems to be the best middle-road.
Hell, women in bikinis are a "grey area" in some countries... the only difference here is that there are fewer of those countries, and thus that "grey area" is smaller. Would you ban any subverse that has images, real or not, of a woman who isn't in a burka, because it is a legal "grey area" somewhere? That's just censorship.
Voat is incorporated in the US and is subject to US law.
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7584294? ago
The rule about minors: now, I don't want to play devil's advocate, but I feel like I have to. There are subverses here that tread that line, REALLY closely. I don't like it, and I don't like what they stand for, but I just blocked the subverses. But, just because I (and others) don't like it, that doesn't mean we should ban people/subverses for something in a "grey area."
On top of that, these subverses seem to be pretty good at self-regulating themselves. They probably don't want to get banned, and banning them will churn up another Eddit/Pao situation here on Voat. If it's legitimate CP, then ban away, as that's illegal... but rendered/drawn media isn't real, and falls into that "grey area" I don't think anyone should touch.
Hell, women in bikinis are a "grey area" in some countries... the only difference here is that there are fewer of those countries, and thus that "grey area" is smaller. Would you ban any subverse that has images, real or not, of a woman who isn't in a burka, because it is a legal "grey area" somewhere? That's just censorship.
Unless it's illegal, I'd say to leave them be. Once something truly illegal pops up, take the appropriate steps to mitigate the problem. This stance has worked so far, and coupled with the "block" button, seems to be the best middle-road.
7586692? ago
Voat is incorporated in the US and is subject to US law.
7587616? ago
And there's no US law prohibiting drawings. There are individual state laws, but not a national law regarding the subject.
I don't like it any more than you, but to pull arbitrary "reasons" to ban content because you don't like it, you start going down a slippery slope.
7588342? ago
Legal in all US states and territories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcroft_v._Free_Speech_Coalition