Added: Jun 16, 2007
From: djackmanson
Duration: 6:13
In June 2007, Flickr started censoring users in Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. For more info see http://www.flickr.com/groups/againstcensorship/
Channel: News
Tags: australia brisbane censorship flickr lets over queensland take
Rating: 4.64 (73 ratings) Views: 10288' favoriteCount='43 Comments: 25
sputnikkino Says:
Jun 17, 2007 - It's unbeleavable!
fishhead06 Says:
Jun 17, 2007 - Good on ya, mate!
RienkMebius Says:
Jun 18, 2007 - Keep your pecker up! I try to do mine!
lolathecarchick Says:
Jun 23, 2007 - Good work.
fujitronic Says:
Aug 3, 2007 - Good work! I just have deleted all my photos (3000+) on flickr, and moved over to ipernity.
Talemir Says:
Aug 22, 2007 - Wow that sucks guys, believe me, even being American I can understand censorship when dealing with things that should be able to be viewed. Personally I think there is no more 1st amendment.
saintfletcher Says:
Sep 3, 2007 - This is all to close to home now that the Australian Government is Censoring Wikipedia, MySpace and YouTube when you use the word "APEC". My channel was frozen for 2 days. +++The Saint+++
girliecars Says:
Sep 3, 2007 - omg r serious!!! wiki jeebuz i hate this...
saintfletcher Says:
Sep 4, 2007 - So do I. They've been on my case with my YouTube Channel all week. Comments are taken down, put back up, then taken down again. Videos disappearing then appearing again. The AAP confirmed over 5000 edits on Wiki by the Australian Government. +++TSt+++ That does not include YouTube and MySpace.
arielrivera Says:
Nov 10, 2007 - Do you think only yahoo is doing it ?, GOOGLE is doing it too. Have you heard abput GOOGLE and China ? .... just 'google' google and china and you'' see
kc7fys Says:
Dec 25, 2007 - These stories are rarely specific enough. What specifically was being censored? I'm against censorship, too--but do you have kids? The conversation, to be relevant, needs to be about the specific topics being moderated by censors, rather than the idea of censorship. Are you trying to start a 'War on Terrorism' kind of thing? Too broad to be useful.
djackmanson Says:
Dec 25, 2007 - Everyone in Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea (presumably the ROK) was banned from seeing any picture on Flickr that was not marked "Safe" by the user who uploaded it. This was clearly stated in the first half minute of the video.
kc7fys Says:
Dec 25, 2007 - That sounds like a logistical error rather than an idealogical issue, that can be solved with some communication. The false dichotomy presented by "pictures of your old church-going aunt" isn't fair to those making moderation decisions with website content of this sort. The Asian issue is well-known to me, and those societies should work out those issues, of course.
canpgirl1 Says:
Feb 10, 2008 - No a la censura en Flickr!
SnarkLicker Says:
Feb 22, 2008 - I'm failing to understand how a filesharing site can be held accountable for the legislative process of certain governments. Shouldn't you be protesting the government that made the law instead of the people who follow it?
BillyWarhol Says:
Mar 13, 2008 - Do Pop by + see my Tribute to Eliot Spitzer Pix!! ;))
oneoleqt Says:
Apr 6, 2008 - flickr is a fruad
icehockeystuff Says:
Apr 20, 2008 - just get a free account and you cant be frauded
oneoleqt Says:
Apr 20, 2008 - i have now but i bought the pro account and they deleted two days after i paid for no reason . i had no web pics nor any nudes adn nothing offensive they had no reason to give me just said they dont give refunds so i feel they stole my money for no reason
gocarrt Says:
May 15, 2008 - Interesting tag search results for the Flickr co-Founders, Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake...take a look...
jbarnesphoto Says:
May 18, 2008 - Flickr sucks they closed my account and won't give any reason or refund, they are theifs do not waste your time on them---- This is their excuse for stealing my money and wasting my time. # Don't be creepy. You know the guy. Don't be that guy. -Terrence Hello, Flickr policy is that we do not offer refunds. -Terrence Terrance is an asshole
levlobotomy Says:
Jun 9, 2008 - flickr admitted they went over the top with regard to the censorship in germany. still hasnt changed from what i can tell, though.
Uraphagit Says:
Jun 12, 2008 - Why does the female voice sound like a text to speech reader?
djackmanson Says:
Jun 12, 2008 - Because it is. I was trying to be neutral by using the text to speech, instead of using my own voice which would have sounded just as partisan as I was in the rest of the report.
Frabi65 Says:
Jun 17, 2007 - Maybe they really think it's so but it is not for example here a link to a German Pic Service. This service in up for longer than 2 years, you can access the pictures without an account and without age verfication. It's public and uncensored. You see German Laws are liberal. view(dot)stern(dot)de/fc/keyword/Nackt/ Noone of Stern was sent to prison for this. Noone went to prison for it.