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Yahoo And Porn: A commentary

Posted by Hemos on from the doing-what's-right dept.

gizmo_mathboy writes "Roger Ebert has an interesting commentary on Yahoo!'s recent decisions concerning porn on their site. Who says that a few people can't change a company?"

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  1. Their site, their rules. by PerlStalker · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I find it interesting that a complany "gives-in" to the protests from "the fringe" and switches to a OSS solution over a closed solution is cheered by the /. community yet when it happens in another field (porn for example) it is attacked.

    Now to my point. Most of us seem to agree that a person or organizaion should be allowed publish (or not) whatever they want on their web site. We may disagree with what is published (sometimes quite loudly) but we should not attack their choice to not make their system (or parts thereof) available to publish something they don't want on the site. That is their choice. We should not be attacking Yahoo! because they exercised their freedom a bit.

    At the same time, "fringe" groups need to realize that while thier views may be "better" then someone else's, that other person has the right to voice their opinion. (Except where prohibited by law see official rules for details. :) ) This includes posting porn, bashing Linux or sharing their code.

    On a more personal note (let the flames begin) I think Yahoo! made the correct choice here. I believe that a great many of the problems in the USA are the result of a decline in the moral principles of our society as a whole. I believe that if we, as a society, return to those priciples, then many of the problems we face will nearly solve themselves in two or three generations. I don't mean that we should become "Bible-thumping whacos" but that we should try to embrace qualitys like honesty and loyalty.

  2. Not So Much About Porn by Starquake · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This article seems to be more about "fetish clubs" on Yahoo! and less about the sale/removal of porn tapes from their online store. Personally, as far as the tapes go, I think it's a matter of supply-and-demand. If the users want porn, they're going to get it *somewhere* and Yahoo! was doing the logical thing by catering to what the users want. Those who complained probably never so much as once "accidentally" found the porn section of the Yahoo! store. Yahoo! is very structured, and all sections are clearly marked. Those who complained were just excercising their "moral authority" over the rest of the Internet, as is all the rage these days.