I remember that the internet started to be a safe space for me to connect with people that had the same interests as me and were Queer just like me, since I come from a very small place with close to no queer person. 

 

Do you think that with the introduction of AI monitoring what we do, age verification and the overall cold censorship we're facing the internet will stop being that safe space? Will people stop using it and start connecting with people IRL? Discuss. 

The internet has always had its dangers and you should always be mindful of who you interact with (especially with personal information). Even without the rise of AI there are plenty of people even in queer spaces that take advantage. 

It has never been a safe space 

The dangers are out there. 

10 minutes ago, Hollywood. said:

The internet has always had its dangers and you should always be mindful of who you interact with (especially with personal information). Even without the rise of AI there are plenty of people even in queer spaces that take advantage. 

 

1 minute ago, alexrex said:

It has never been a safe space 

The dangers are out there. 

I think I explained myself wrong. What I was trying to get at was: do you think we will end up being more monitored than we are being now? Will we have to stop having free speech without any consequences? 

 

I am very aware that the Internet was never an actual "safe" space, but it was a way of Queer people from all over the world to connect and, at least for me, it helped me not feeling so lonely. 

Edited July 30, 20251 yr by Dear Reader

The internet has always been a dumpster fire. 

Yes. The governments are going to use censorship laws to control and restrict access to information and cripple social organizing in ways that will be detrimental to everyone from minorities and human rights advocates to hobbiests and stan groups. Everything will be put behind paywalls, and prices will continuously rise. They'll destroy the (illusion of) privacy by mandating the usage of legal names and face ID. VPNs will be prohibited to force compliance.

I believe this will happen eventually. At this rate a Big Brother, Orwellian type of future doesn't seem so out of reach.

2 hours ago, Dear Reader said:

 

I think I explained myself wrong. What I was trying to get at was: do you think we will end up being more monitored than we are being now? Will we have to stop having free speech without any consequences? 

 

I am very aware that the Internet was never an actual "safe" space, but it was a way of Queer people from all over the world to connect and, at least for me, it helped me not feeling so lonely. 

The internet is already monitored even without AI. One should treat their internet persona or behaviours as they would in real life. It isn't the anonymous heaven people think it is. 

yes unfortunately with technology comes with more restrictions.

i think its going to be a bigger issues in more repressive cultures and countries where their reality is a huge leap from what they see on the internet 

stop?

 

it never was. especially now 💀 like look at twitter. you can't post a selfie now without someone quote tweeting you pointing out the booger you can barely see and post your home address.

No. If there's anything conservatives around the world are good at doing, it's demanding "control" and censorship over media including the internet.

I've never felt safe on ATRL tbh 

More so as it relates to certain apps and services, I've had to upload a picture of my driver's license. That's when I knew things were different. On the one hand, I like that the internet isn't as anonymous as it used to be; there's a strong danger there, as it's much more difficult to hold people accountable for their words—whenever they're inciting violence, bullying or spewing hatred. People like that do need to be found out and put on blast.

 

Personally, I stand behind everything I post and say. I don't have an issue with the lack of anonymity. Within a certain context, it makes it more "safe." The larger issue is conservatives with their own agenda as it relates to stepping on and taking away rights; I'll always disrespectfully fight and speak out against them.

During the dial up era it was. But of course when things grow and become popular, then an essential to life it was inevitable to change.

i already prefer talking irl over calls

was it ever a safe place? i was 11 y.o. on Myspace and pedos kept friend requesting me 

12 minutes ago, popmusicisdead said:

was it ever a safe place? i was 11 y.o. on Myspace and pedos kept friend requesting me 

Well maybe you should have stopped accepting them 

girl the internet was never a safe space be so fr

 

i was subjected to pedos jerking off on omegle at like age 10 and everybody i know experienced thee same

Edited August 1, 20251 yr by KatyPrismSpirit

1 hour ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

i was subjected to pedos jerking off on omegle

same but this was also me whenever it happened:

Edited August 1, 20251 yr by popmusicisdead

In 2005, the internet was a safe place to escape from reality.

 

In 2025, reality is a safe place to escape from the internet.

The other day they hired a mass murdering terrorist as a TikTok moderator. So yeah the censorship is definitely a problem.