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Imnobody4 · 22/11/2021 11:16

Haven't seen this mentioned

Shinigami Eyes is a new browser addon that highlights transphobic and trans-friendly social network pages and users with different colors.
Shinigami Eyes for Chrome and Firefox.

It's been reported to regulators in Norway on Article 9 grounds which prohibits the registrations of people’s political views, philosophical convictions and physical persons' sexual relations or sexual orientations etc."
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/shinigami-eyes-reported-to/

A plugin that flags social network pages and users as transphobic or trans-friendly has been reported to Norwegian authorities over concerns that it is in violation of data protection laws.

Shinigami Eyes uses a color-coding system to denote the attitude of a site or a user toward the trans community. The extension turns green to denote a trans-friendly site or user and red when that site or user is considered anti-trans.

A mix of manual labeling, user contributions, and machine learning is used to decide whether a site is phobic or friendly.

In the gaming world, Shinigami Eyeballs or Eyes of the Shinigami are eyes that can see both the names and the lifespans of humans floating above their heads.

TRAs are totally on board.
medium.com/@notCursedE/the-extension-all-media-and-politicians-need-shinigami-eyes-62491da74a98

More than that though, if the extension were to be more widely adopted, say by people working in the media and politics. Then it could prove an incredibly useful and powerful tool for avoiding accidentally leaning into anti-trans biases and rhetoric. I can’t stress enough that media representation and coverage of issues surrounding transgender equality has been appalingly biased against us. It is not a debate whether we deserve human rights, and groups framing us as predators should not be listened to, as The Morning Star found when they published the now infamous crocodile cartoon and had to apologise.

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AssassinatedBeauty · 22/11/2021 11:55

This sounds bonkers. If manual labelling and user contributions are used, then this is simply a combination of the developer and the most active user's opinion on whether a site is transphobic or not. It could obviously be gamed by anyone keen enough to make lots of user contributions. And I bet there would be plenty of people and sites who wouldn't take kindly to being labelled transphobic, publicly. Libellous, clearly.

Thelnebriati · 22/11/2021 11:50

Women keep reporting it, it keeps being banned and reinstated.

Imnobody4 · 22/11/2021 11:48

thecritic.co.uk/redlisted/
A recent article by Jordan Tyldesley in the Critic. I wasn't aware of this before. It will be interesting to see what happens in Norway. This is a really sinister use of data from all angles not just this issue. The ethical framework of social media etc really needs getting to grips with.

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Redshoeblueshoe · 22/11/2021 11:43

Sorry I don't know how to link, but if you go on Twitter Jordan Tyldesley has an article on it, on 14 November

Redshoeblueshoe · 22/11/2021 11:34

I saw an article on Twitter about it last week. I thought it was terrifying. I'm sure that the Fox killer has mentioned it, but I'm blocked by him. The implication of this seemed to be that it could be used by universities and employers to keep out the non believers.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 22/11/2021 11:30

It's not new, it's been around for several years.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 22/11/2021 11:30

It was created by an extremely dodgy character indeed.