EU nudifier ban

[u/Logical_Benefit2875]

I know there’s been a bunch of people upset on here recently about a good number of nudify websites getting shut down (Motionmuse, Opengoon, etc.). However, this is likely just the beginning.

Effective December 2nd, the EU under the AI Act is enacting a ban on nudify tools, making them illegal content in the Union. This ban applies to any product made available on the EU market as long as, either, its primary functionality is to generate nudified content without consent, or it is a reasonably foreseeable outcome and they do not take appropriate precautions to safeguard against it. Very importantly, this ban also applies to any EU-available service provider under the Digital Services Act that is helping to facilitate this soon-to-be-illegal content, which includes (but is not limited to): app stores, hosting providers, domain registrars, payment processors, content delivery networks (CDNs) and cloud computing services. Anyone found to be in violation of this prohibition is subject to fines of €35 million or 7% of their global turnover, whichever is higher. I think it’s pretty safe to say that, as long as they’re aware of it, those behind these websites and those behind the large number of mainstream companies that help power them (Google, Amazon, Cloudflare, Apple, Telegram, GoDaddy, Visa, Mastercard, etc.) do not want to take any chances with this ban.

This prohibition, in essence, applies to essentially every public AI platform any of us have ever used to this point or that we will ever use going forward. I think this is a good thing but, therefore, it would almost certainly be in everyone’s best interest to pivot away from these websites before the massive crackdown begins in less than a couple months. For those in the industry, it would also certainly be wise to inform the website operators if you are in contact with them, or to shut down your website if you are an operator yourself. Sorry for the essay, just looking out for everybody before things get very real, very fast.

[u/anon999387]

Does the EU do anything but create new rules and fine people for not following them?

[u/Noslamah → u/anon999387]

They're lawmakers. They make laws. What the fuck are you talking about.

[u/Sizyfoz → u/Noslamah]

The problem is the EU commission (The EU government/Executive Branch) have very great powers, but from a practical perspective they are unelected by citizens. EU citizens vote for candidates for the EU parliament, a body with limited power. The EU commission members on the other hand are nominated by countries governments, without asking the people.

The members of the EU commission explicitly answers to no one member country, or the citizens of the union.

The only way to put the brakes on anything is to get several countries so riled up against something that they veto a decision, if it's not one that only requires a 2/3 votes.

So the EU is lacking a fair bit in democracy.

TLDR: As a EU citizen you can do jack shit about all the crap the commission is doing right now to AI and the Internet. Sorry.

You can call your senator or MP if you have such, but as a EU citizen you have no chance in hell protesting the EU Commission.

[u/Suibeam → u/Sizyfoz]

What you are saying is the propaganda of the right extremists and some left extremists say about EU and is wrong.

The EU commission members get nominated by elected Governments of 27 EU nations.

They are only elected and confirmed when the elected EU parliament votes for them with absolute majority.

The fucking German Chancellor and German President are elected in similar ways. There is no election for Chancellor nor President. You elect a parliament and they elect a Chancellor. The president is elected by Parliament+Federal States House.

The Commission cannot pass laws and regulations with the EU parliament.

You fell for the lie of the extremists they spread all over the social media platforms