Catalin Cimpanu
Telegram has removed multiple channels hosting deepfake porn starring local South Korean women.
The company apologized for its late response to the police's request and provided authorities with a dedicated email where they can report future crimes.
It's a surprise how responsive to law enforcement investigations a platform can get after you arrest its CEO. Shocking, right? :nigmathink: :nigmathink: :nigmathink: :nigmathink:
VessOnSecurity
@RezzaBuh @campuscodi I have no problem with the police going after the offenders. I have a big problem with the police going after the communication platform that the offenders happened to use, especially when it's a general communication platform; not something that specifically caters to the needs of the offenders.
Also, I was making the point that there is no substantial difference in the actions undertaken by the governments of Russia and France. Saying stuff that contradicts the government's claims about the war in Ukraine is illegal in Russia. Posting child porn is illegal in France. In both cases the local law is broken. You might disagree with the law (i.e., can view one as totalitarian and the other as just) but the job of the police is to enforce the law, not judge it, and in both countries they've done the same thing.
Rimu
@bontchev @RezzaBuh @campuscodi
"not something that specifically caters to the needs of the offenders"
Telegram DOES specifically cater to their needs, tho. Obviously. By being a "free speech" platform that ignores their social responsibility, Telegram knowingly enables and hosts various different criminals, terrorists and pedos.
VessOnSecurity
@campuscodi Right. Threat with jail time is pretty effective at cooling down any free speech fervor, as some Russian dissidents can attest.
When even that doesn't work, the governments could try poisoning the offenders - I'm told that's even more effective...
Jaroslav "Řezza" Řezník
@bontchev @campuscodi deepfake porn of someone and free speech are two very distinctive beasts...
Rimu
@bontchev @RezzaBuh @campuscodi I know that's what you meant :)
The lack of moderation is specifically designed, tho. It's intentional, with predictable results. The distinction between software features that the app has and management decisions the owners make is artificial.
VessOnSecurity
@rimu @RezzaBuh @campuscodi Uh, no, that's not at all what I meant. I meant, a platform specifically designed to facilitate criminal activities - like the on-line drug markets. Not something the criminals happen to use because it's not adequately moderated.
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