Bitcoin Forum

Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: ksruictkesn on March 04, 2014, 10:13:04 PM



Title: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: ksruictkesn on March 04, 2014, 10:13:04 PM
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/bitcoin-is-implicated-in-a-clearnet-child-porn-trend?trk_source=homepage-lede (http://motherboard.vice.com/read/bitcoin-is-implicated-in-a-clearnet-child-porn-trend?trk_source=homepage-lede)


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: Bobsurplus on March 04, 2014, 10:14:19 PM
No shit, its also being used to buy drugs and guns and hitmen.  Sell all your coins now or else!


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: C10H15N on March 04, 2014, 10:14:56 PM
What currency isn't? 


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: rmines on March 04, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
I really get bored of these accusations.. Like euro dollar and yen aren't being used to do illegal things..
What's next, ban encryption because it could aid in helping criminals exchanging child porn? ::)


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: Lethn on March 04, 2014, 11:00:49 PM
Any kind of accusations like these are boring I agree, doesn't even matter if it's Bitcoin you see this kind of shit all the time in anything.


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: fancy_pants on March 04, 2014, 11:35:48 PM
Isn't the bitcoin foundation supposed to now put out press releases condeming child porn?  I have no say in the matter since I never donated.  Nevertheless,  as a bitcoin user I am opposed to child porn.


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: hodlmybtc on March 04, 2014, 11:44:23 PM
When will they ban fiat currencies? oh wait...


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: Swordsoffreedom on March 05, 2014, 08:11:18 AM
This is one of the uses but not the only use remembers the whole Senate Committee with the panelist from the Center for Exploited and Missing Children and how he was fair and saw the potential of the technology even though he would seem like the most bias one
Nice job article *Facepalm*
But considering this is the UK who even has the goal of an op in porn ban because we need to think of the children aka a load of bollocks
This is not to be unexpected
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/23/britain-s-idiotic-opt-in-porn-ban.html
Also it extended beyond porn
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202876/uks-porn-ban-censors-way-more-than-just-porn/
Or this one
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/03/david-cameron-internet-porn-filter-censorship-creep
I guess I feel like trolling David Cameron a bit
Even his loyal secretary violated the law guess his policy advice to allow porn in general went unheeded (Man this would be a deadly type of political blackmail) Follow me or I'll arrest you on porn violation charges because I don't like your opinion
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10675601/David-Cameron-profoundly-shocked-after-Patrick-Rock-arrested-for-child-pornography-offences.html


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: Buffer Overflow on March 05, 2014, 08:46:39 AM
I guess bitcoin isn't dying as predicted by the media. How embarrassing for them.
Still, they can play the old child porn card I suppose.


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: eldentyrell on March 05, 2014, 09:09:43 AM
Isn't the bitcoin foundation supposed to now put out press releases condeming child porn?

Yah seriously, if there's one thing I'd expect a bitcoin trade group -- such as The bitoin foundtion -- to do, it would dealing with PR stuff like this.  The fact that The bitcoin foundation continually balks at opportunities like this is definitely one of the top three reasons I don't give them money.


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: awesomeami on March 05, 2014, 10:35:04 PM
I really get bored of these accusations.. Like euro dollar and yen aren't being used to do illegal things..
What's next, ban encryption because it could aid in helping criminals exchanging child porn? ::)
Nope ban governments - cause they print money for CP for years.


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: bitbouillion on March 06, 2014, 02:36:21 AM
Breaking: Dollars are used to fund wars.  :o


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: awesomeami on March 06, 2014, 06:37:59 PM
Breaking: Dollars are used to fund wars.  :o
Or maybe it's:
wars are used to fund $


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: Unacceptable on March 06, 2014, 09:55:44 PM
Breaking: Dollars are used to fund wars.  :o
Or maybe it's:
wars are used to fund $ to corporations


Nailed it !!!!!!!!!!!!!   :D


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: bryant.coleman on March 07, 2014, 04:21:54 PM
Fiat is also used for such purposes. Why no one is asking for a ban on fiat?


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: teukon on March 07, 2014, 05:03:38 PM
Form the article:
Quote
Of course, Bitcoin itself can’t be blamed for people’s nefarious activities, ...


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: Denton on March 07, 2014, 09:52:17 PM
This is the first time i heard of a case where this happened. I don't think it will affect the public discourse since child pornography is already frequently mentioned alongside money laundering and financing terrorism.


Title: Re: [2014-03-04] VICE - Bitcoin Is Being Used to Buy Child Porn, Report Says
Post by: Kluge on March 07, 2014, 09:55:47 PM
Euros are being used by children to buy AK47s. What the Hell, VICE?

They did a fantastic video miniseries on various places you want to see but not physically visit, though, which I recommend to everyone. I'm now starting to doubt whether there was any factual accuracy and even wondering if they went to places they claimed, but it's still entertaining.