lol. Google Play now wants me to commit to a Child Safety Standards policy for Amethyst as if I had any control over the content people choose to see in the app.
I accept suggestions on how to say fuck you nicely.
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Why nicely? You can't negotiate with communists
They are a private corporation. That is pretty much the opposite of communists
Any business that blindly complies with whatever threshold regulators set is no different from the regulators in morals or practice
For profit businesses don't have morals. They will bend to whatever narrative they think will make them more profit or avoid trouble with regulators. If they have enough capital they will obviously try to influence the regulator in their favour.
Everything else woul literally be a neglect of their duties towards their shareholders.
Good.
Ask ai to write up a long, sophisticated, decline letter and word it so that the reader cannot tell whether you comply or not.
Love yourself.
🙂
Say that all the UI buttons will be child friendly and safe
The users only post with standard characters, color maps and pixels. So there, it's all regulated and standardized.
"With all do respect, kick rocks."
Probably won't get you very far, but it would be cathartic.
Pho q
Dear sirs and madams,
Shit don’t really be like dat.
Respectfully,
Vitor
Like this... ᶠᶸᶜᵏᵧₒᵤ. ♡
Say "With all due respect that's simply retarded"
Section 230
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Não usem o Nostr.
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degoogling this weekend
Best in ALL CAPS
tell them you will go zapstore only.
Say you will do everything in your power to protect children while ensuring fair unrestricted use for all.
I'm curious what your download numbers look like so far between play store, zap store, obtanium.
Do you have visibility over that?
take the pirate bay approach
say you are constantly telling people not to say or do naughty things and if anything the app is very helpful in this respect because without it you would have no way of communicating with them
Tell them SAAR be one of them SAAR they help the SAARS
The only question is, in the end, will you comply or not. 👀
Probably not much he can do, doing that kinda thing decentral is extremely expensive and disruptive. Its a way to enforce censorship on apps.
Same reason we never tried making an app for KoboldAI. They will tell the AI to do something explicit and then blame it on our UI despite us having no control over the models.
So instead we didn't even bother and kept it solely a webapp.
Amethyst hopefully survives this but if not apk's, zapstore, word of mouth, etc.
Free speech is a bitch when your trying to control everyone isn't it Google
If i may offer a counter proposal,
Shove a rusty dildo up your asses
The same excuse over and over!
The truth is that it’s a pretext to exert control over free speech.
Tell them you and the crew will be taking your talents to zapstore. Where the gifs will flow like wine, where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano
Tell em, "people in hell want ice water. And"?
CYA.
To whom it may concern: Child safety is the responsibility of parents and/or guardians, not software developers.
Subject: Response to Request for Commitment to Child Safety Standards Policy for Amethyst Application
Dear Google Play Review Team,
I hope this correspondence finds you in good spirits and amidst productive endeavors. It is with a profound sense of responsibility and appreciation for the evolving landscape of digital ecosystems that I address your recent communication regarding the Amethyst application. As the steward of this platform, I have always endeavored to navigate the intricate interplay between technological innovation and ethical imperatives, ensuring that our offerings align with the broader societal values that underpin the app marketplace.
Your insistence on a formal commitment to the Child Safety Standards policy is duly noted, and I must commend the foresight embedded within such guidelines. They represent a commendable effort to safeguard vulnerable users in an environment where content proliferation can often outpace traditional oversight mechanisms. Amethyst, as you are aware, serves as a conduit for user-driven exploration, empowering individuals to curate their experiences from a vast array of sources. This user-centric model, while fostering autonomy and diversity, inherently decentralizes the locus of content control, placing it squarely in the hands of those who engage with the app. It is this very architecture that prompts a nuanced reflection on the applicability of policies predicated on direct developer intervention over content streams.
In contemplating your request, I have undertaken a thorough examination of the policy’s tenets, juxtaposing them against the operational realities of Amethyst. The standards articulate a framework that presupposes a degree of curation and moderation that, in our case, is mediated through algorithmic facilitation rather than prescriptive governance. While I fully endorse the spirit of child protection—indeed, it resonates deeply with my own principles of digital stewardship—I find myself pondering the philosophical underpinnings of accountability in decentralized systems. To commit unequivocally might imply an assumption of authority that belies the app’s foundational ethos, yet to withhold such affirmation could be misconstrued as indifference to the noble objectives at hand.
Furthermore, it behooves me to highlight the multifaceted challenges inherent in enforcing such standards across a platform where content is not generated or hosted by the developer but rather aggregated at the behest of users. This dynamic introduces variables of unpredictability and user agency that complicate straightforward adherence. My approach has always been one of iterative refinement, incorporating feedback loops and adaptive measures to mitigate potential risks without encroaching upon the freedoms that define Amethyst’s appeal. In this vein, I am inclined to explore avenues that harmonize your policy’s intent with the app’s intrinsic design, perhaps through enhanced transparency protocols or user education initiatives that empower informed choices.
It is my sincere aspiration that this dialogue continues in a collaborative fashion, allowing for a mutual understanding that transcends binary notions of compliance. I remain open to further elucidation on how the Child Safety Standards might be interpreted in contexts like ours, where control is distributed rather than centralized. Should you deem it beneficial, I would welcome the opportunity to convene virtually or exchange additional insights to refine our shared path forward.
In closing, please accept my assurances of continued dedication to fostering a safe and enriching digital space. Your guidance in this matter is invaluable, and I look forward to your perspectives on how we might proceed in a manner that upholds the highest standards of integrity.
Warm regards,
Vitor
Developer, Amethyst Application
Go apk only. It's a loosing battle trying to appease the big app stores.
Users needs to learn Zapstore, Obtainium
Kind GFY 🧡
"Amethyst is a viewer of a public protocol, in this its no different than a webbrowser. What users encounter and which policies they are subject to is solely dependant on the relays they choose to use".
In hindsight all they seem to want is a way people can report it. Show them the report button screenshotm
children are smartphone users. it is much easier this AI dataproducing madness stopping thingie if they just use dumb or dummy phones. and hmm sounds revolutionary to me
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Amethyst is just a browser.
It has no control aver the content people see (and shouldn't).
How hard is it to understand that nostr is a protocol, not a platform?
Obtainium?
If you have amethyst installed with google play, its great opportunity to try out obtanium or zapstore. Delete it from your phone and install it with one of those and see how easy it is.
Compliance with tyrants is against our community standards
“I’ve decided to adopt your old slogan with some minor tweaks. Kick rocks!”
I wish it was true, but there are ways to be evil on nostr as well.
I am new here, what are some examples of evil that have happened?
We have had clients that send nsecs to their servers, relays tracking user locations, media servers tracking locations, clients that don't let user setup their own relays, clients that only want to do their own formats for things, etc etc etc.
Is there a good video that you’d recommend on how to use NOSTR the most sovereignly?
What do you have to do ?
On the other side of that message sits a contractor in Bangalore that has a checklist of things to verify. Act accordingly.
Dear Google, fuck you.
Best regards,
Amethyst team.
P.S.: Fuck you again.