Comments | storyjen: Thought Police

storyjen

Thought Police

Nov 30, 2007 15:40

Wow.

LJ just announced a new feature: the ability to flag one's content as "adult concepts," or to otherwise indicate that entries might not be suitable for those under 14. Now, when I first read about this, I thought it was the ability to flag one's own content - and it is - but when I read about it here, as the 11/29 entry in LJ-biz, it seems ( Read more... )

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madrigalist November 30 2007, 23:19:45 UTC

The only other blog I use is the blogger. http://jenniferlinforth.blogspot.com I had to get that journal as part of the requirement when I began writing for Unusual Historicals. I am not sure what they can and cannot do like here on LJ. Blogger (I think) is the biggest journal archive out there. I also have a Greatest Journal (merely for marketing. I don't blog there ( ... )

rojagrl December 1 2007, 02:33:41 UTC

That sucks! I love your entries and I love LJ, too. And I also find it creepy. It looks like you can flag someone's entire journal, not just a specific post/comment, as being offensive, explicit, etc. Creepy/thought police-y is right. Maybe LJ is under pressure to legally cover its ass?

I don't plan to leave, at least not yet, because I do dig the collective village so much and sitting around on hippie couches and cyber pillows in a circle with the other folks coming and going. But I agree that it's 1984-esque...

lunascura December 1 2007, 18:45:36 UTC

I agree. That is rather overdoing it... I, however, only post FRIENDS ONLY and, were there anyone on my friends list who I thought might flag me in such a way, they would very quickly NOT be on my friends list.

jslorentz December 1 2007, 19:10:04 UTC

Did you see Racheline's recent post? Apparently a lot of users have filters on they don't even know about. Here.

jslorentz December 1 2007, 19:12:04 UTC

Oh, and as to your actual question, I think it's a give and take. If you want to post a blog that is 100% uncensored, you get yourself a domain name and set your own rules. But the more independence you gain, the less you'll be able to interact with other bloggers who use different sites. I don't just now know of any blogging communities that haven't had some increase in censorship over the last couple of years.