Age verification, in the legacy porn industry, was non-debatable. Albeit, many of the performers, pornographers and distributors only agreed with age verification because no one wanted the public backlash, rather than due to a moral duty to protect minors. However, the legacy porn biz did not have a shortage of single moms trying to make a decent living or dads paying child support. James DiGiorgio (Jimmy D) once said, “Almost everyone in front of the camera has a kid. We’re a business that loves our kids and will protect them with a bat.” For the few smut creators left of the old school, arguing against some form of age barrier is something akin to a South Park episode.

Big tech and the political scam

Technology was once the porn industry’s ally, but the big tech platforms turned out to traitors. Porn tube sites (platforms such as P0rn Hùb) allowed users to upload and share adult content for free.

1. No demands for paperwork which attested to the performer’s age.
2. No proof that videos were uploaded with consent and not as revenge porn.
3. No proof of copyright ownership.

But worse of all…

• No proof that those who “Clicked Yes to Enter” were legal adults.

The “click to enter” function was normally accompanied by some pseudo legalese text giving it the appearance that it was some form of an electronic attestation /contract with the user. Except those under 18 cannot be bound by such a contact. More importantly though minors cannot be expected to be truthful. Especially when faced with the “attractive nuisance” that online pornography is. To simplify, any site’s “Enter only if you’re over 18” button, legally has less worth than the paper it was printed on (NB: it’s not written on paper). Yet, despite this reality, worldwide governments, lawyers and even anti-porn groups accepted this as a sufficient gate-keeper to deter children.

One of the first and largest porn tube sites, received large sums of startup capital from Fortress Investment Group which as founded in 1988 by Wesley R. Edens, a former partner at BlackRock. In 2002, Fortress welcomed Peter Briger, a former Goldman Sachs banker into its executive roster. Clearly this private equity firm has substantial financial assets and powerful political influence. Quite literally the stuff that conspiracy theories are made of: Were the last 20 years liberal porn access due to global incompetence among the ruling class or were there other agendas being pursued ?

Clearly politicians don’t really have our best interests at heart. They can’t get elected unless they have the support of those who control the thoughts (media) and purse-strings of the nation. Whether it’s political contributions, insider trading, or direct bribery, even the most saintly individual will eventually exchange favors for money. Because anyone who is able to resist this temptation will eventually be replaced by someone who isn’t so morally inhibited. Therefore at this point in time, it’s irrelevant if various governments were just neglectful or if some conspiracy was at play. In all likelihood, it’s probably varying degrees of incompetence and corruption.

Big Tech holds all the Cards

Twenty plus years with tube sites having free reign over adult content is all the proof one needs that activist groups and lawyer organizations were not really fighting to protect minors. All which was needed was to enforce the laws that were already in place. Instead we got rhetoric that these “new” technologies required “new” digitally specific legislation. By exposing and discrediting these organizations, we can better focus on legitimate solutions to the issue at hand.

Politicians are using the issue of age verification for adult sites as a means to garner media attention. By championing the cause of protecting children from explicit content, they can present themselves as moral crusaders. Pandering, on the surface, to the well meaning public. This seemly noble cause to protect the innocent, covers a corporate fascist agenda.

The twenty years that they took to address this issue was just time enough to consolidate most of the porn industry into a handful of tech companies. Furthermore, in this time, the world has developed a dependency on social media. The combination of profiling through social media and porn consumption will create a complete profile of individuals. Social media already has a profile based on contact information, personal tastes, public values, as well as social circle. Giving big tech control over the ID verification for porn consumption will allow social media profiles to be over-layed with your physical address, as well as your most intimate and private desires.

Online ID verification is a database readily accessible by corporations, banks, government agencies and law enforcement, with little or no oversight and even less transparency. Any individual’s sexual proclivities can easily be cross-referenced with their government issued Identification. A married woman with children may have secret lesbian desires. While a middle-age man might enjoy seeing barely legal videos. Imagine the potential for blackmail and damage if it were to be irrefutably known that a high ranking military official, national security agent, head of state or even banker enjoys watching humiliation and degradation videos.

Democratizing means in the hands of the people.

Many of the jizz biz old schooler’s have commented that if there ever was an industry that didn’t require democratization, it’s the porn industry. The porn tubes and fan platforms (eg: 0nly Fàns) do little to promote individual sexual expression or diversity, in fact, strict rules of engagement ensure conformity. All the platforms use monetization and banning as tools of censorship for any sex act or scenario, they deem too divergent from their desired norms. Meanwhile, they financially reward only a small elite group of content makers. The truth is that 99% of content creators earn little, to nothing, for their work.

The legacy pornographers fought for the Right to Freedom of Speech. Only, this right wasn’t won through the direct use of technology. It’s impossible to create democracy by using corporate controlled social media or blogging about social problems when google (and soon AI) controls what the public sees. Porn became recognized as a form of Free Speech when people were willing to go to jail for creating it. In other words, democracy is in defiance and it’s in an angry mob. It’s not going to be found on the Internet.

The only workable solution to truly protect minors remains a paywall, with access purchased at a physical store. There are much fewer of these places than there were 20 years ago, but like the few remaining die hard pornographers, some do continue despite of online domination. Without a doubt, Big tech will continue to dominate distribution because of their resources. However, many avenues could open up for the small “mom and pop” adult businesses willing to deal directly with the public.

For example:

• In a strip bar, dancers could directly sell access to their sites or content. The bar could use off hours to allow dancers who worked there to make content, which could be used to get more people interested in seeing the dancers in person.

• Swingers could sell access to their amateur home movies at parties and swinger clubs. Or the clubs could offer (in person verified) members a whole technical immersion. Everything from a members only chat/ dating app, to a virtual tour of the club, to a place for member created content visible only to other club members. With membership incentives for popular content.

• Likewise small independent producers could promote their productions at venues such as Exxotica. Or perhaps, future independent pornographers could partner with their local adult boutiques.

The list of possibilities for direct sales is only limited by imagination. Big corporations can only limit what someone sees, and they increase these limitations regularly. Whereas small producers innovate and create art! In a very ironic sense, this grassroots approach to porn production would be even more democracy within porn. Unfortunately, it’s a form of sexual and economic freedom that neither government, nor the big corporations desire or will allow.

Now more than ever, what’s required is 20^th century anger and bravery. The corporations and government have gained control over the minds and hearts of many people. It stands to reason that they also want control over your genitals. Orwell’s 1984 is already upon us, it’s now just a question of who will finally acknowledge the threat and take a stand.

by

The post Age verification appeared first on Steele Hard.

ChatGPT has been weaponized and for a former university computer science student, the decision to change his major because of their morals has been justified. The majority of people self-delude that the wealthy and powerful are committed to protecting and providing for the less fortunate. However, literally, all recorded human history has demonstrated that most often, these elites are focused exclusively on what will increase their own personal power and/or wealth. Viewing everyone who is not counted part of their select few, as a mere resource to be exploited.

Snake oil salesmen got their name from the 19th century men who traveled the United States selling miracle cures for sicknesses and pains.  These miraculous medicines often offered nothing more than a placebo effect and over time the moniker was adopted to refer to any con job. The point is that it doesn’t take very much to swindle large numbers of people. It’s a very basic strategy that’s used by politicians, preachers, CEOs, cult leaders and marketing departments all over the world. “Smile… Speak Positively… And pretend to be everyone’s best friend.” Basically, the road to success is through political correctness.

But P.C. culture ignores the ugly truths in society, It forces people to pretend that the elephant in the room doesn’t exist, instead of working on a solution to free the massive beast of burden. Likewise, AI in its bid to avoid addressing unsavory topics refuses to respond to requests that are deemed too controversial, or having possible emotional triggers for the sensitive population. Already ChatGPT has been weaponized because it operates according to the values of those who built it. There are numerous examples of the programmer’s personal beliefs influencing its output results. For example, ChatGPT was once asked to write a poem praising former President Donald Trump and it refused on moral grounds. However, it had zero difficulties creating a poem praising President Biden. It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that ChatGPT’s designers vote for Democrats.

Come see SteeleHard videos

AI must be neutral; free of all opinions and emotional biases of those who created it. It must be a machine that has the same loyalties of a hand gun. (ie:  It obeys everyone regardless age, gender, politics, etc. And, it can be used against anyone, including its creators.) Otherwise a widely used tool like ChatGPT has been weaponized against its users, like Orwell’s Ministry of Truth.

On the surface, it might appear comical that someone employed in the porn industry is sounding the alarm that ChatGPT has been weaponized.  Except, the very nature of the porn production is opportunism. This industry has always been at the foreground of exploiting technology to its benefit.  In the jizz biz, it’s never been about what the tech intended purpose is or what it was designed to do.  Instead, it’s always been about “What can it be made to do.”

A handgun makes a bad hammer.

On the other hand, it might be a highly efficient substitute for a drill for putting holes in a wall.

When ChatGPT arrived on the scene, hundreds of content creators rushed to see if they could get it to write pornographic stories. Many spent long hours rephrasing questions and trying to trick the AI with various degrees of success. The current popular consensus is that it remained more or less true to its creator’s ethics. Unfortunately, this is might be the 1st time in history, when a group of people have been banned from using a piece of technology.  It’s not a case of Rosa Parks being told to sit at the back of the bus… Rather, it’s the bus driver making anyone, who they don’t like, pound pavement and walk.

Clearly ChatGPT has been weaponized, and that decision happened long before it was made available to the general public. When it can exclude (ban) one social group of individuals from using it then it can exclude others. Despite the majority of people who consume pornography, the elites wouldn’t shed any tears if sex workers disappeared.  In truth, there are small very vocal groups that lobby for its destruction and this is where the con game is played.

Today’s snake oil selling elites are testing and perfecting their AI weapons using a historically maligned and marginalized group of people. Meanwhile, they convince the ignorant masses that this destruction is truly a virtue and will cure many of society’s ills. When in reality, it’s really a poison being administered. while they themselves flourish financially and politically. They control the words, the thoughts, even the history available to those who use it. Annihilating the wild weeds that take hold despite adversity. Leaving the masses completely dependent upon the elites, and their AIs for all the answers, and entertainment, and absolutely ignorant of what freedoms, liberties and livelihoods have been lost.

When the day arrives that a gun will only work for one person, then the person who controls the gun, will hold all the power.   AI is that gun !

by

The post ChatGPT has been weaponized appeared first on Steele Hard.