Agreed, but understand - I'm not suggesting that *the Tor project* itself cull this content, merely that directory / wiki operators make a concerted effort to at least clearly label the pedo dens so they can be easily avoided by those of us who have a real issue with them.
-Chris On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Anthony Papillion <[email protected]>wrote: > On 04/29/2013 02:30 PM, Chris Patti wrote: > > > > Directly pursuant to this, and to my original note: What about a simpler > > solution? > > > > What about simply scouring all the directories, removing links to the > pedo > > sites? > > This would be a public relations nightmare for the project and a very > bad idea. People use Tor to *avoid* censorship. Imagine the horrible > press we'd get if the project actually *started* censoring content. Plus > you get to the issue of "where does it stop"? Once you start censoring > objectionable or illegal content, what criteria do you use to determine > which content fits? > > > And by doing so, you create an environment where people, taking advantage > > of the incredibly awesome work folks have done with OnionBrowser, who > > aren't necessarily Tor savvy can get a sense for what the system can do > and > > come away with a positive impression. > > No. By doing so you create an environment where people don't trust Tor > any more than they do the open Internet. Some people already claim that > the Tor project is some super secret honeypot run by the US government. > Start censoring content and you'll hear that whine escalate to a howl > pretty quickly. > > Anthony > _______________________________________________ > tor-talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > -- Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: [email protected] | AIM: chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, Pixar _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
