Ah, I see. Though that feeds into discussions on the global nature of the internet. One of the big strengths of the internet is that anyone can access it from anywhere in the world. However, many regimes dislike that and are not content with merely regulating their citizens but want to then regulate websites elsewhere in the world. That's where things get problematic. If we are worried about e621's content being compliant with Canadian laws, then we should also be worried about it complying with the laws of other countries that could ban pornography completely or criminalise anything that depicts homosexuality in a positive light. I think a site should only concern itself with the laws of the country in which it is hosted while the site users need to make their own decisions on the risks/benefits of using site given the laws of the country in which they are based.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Ah, I see. Though that feeds into discussions on the global nature of the internet. One of the big strengths of the internet is that anyone can access it from anywhere in the world. However, many regimes dislike that and are not content with merely regulating their citizens but want to then regulate websites elsewhere in the world. That's where things get problematic. If we are worried about e621's content being compliant with Canadian laws, then we should also be worried about it complying with the laws of other countries that could ban pornography completely or criminalise anything that depicts homosexuality in a positive light. I think a site should only concern itself with the laws of the country in which it is hosted while the site users need to make their own decisions on the risks/benefits of using site given the laws of the country in which they are based.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~