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[-] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 10 points 2 weeks ago

Why even censor a presentation given at a professional conference?

[-] Glitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago

Nobody asked the payment processors how they felt about it, MasterCard is very sensitive these days

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I used to work for an association that held 1 large conference and 2 small ones each year. As the video/motion graphics guy, part of my job was to screen every single slide deck for every single room.

Main stage was never a problem as they did most of their edits with the meeting director but the small rooms? Hoo boy. No you cannot advertise your book at the end. No you cannot use copyrighted media in your presentation. No you cannot have a sticker graphic that "holy shit!" on a slide.

Not gonna say what industry it was but they were all highly-paid professionals

[-] smh@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sure wasn't my industry. It's nearly obligatory to meme your slides and include pictures of your pet(s) on the "any questions" slide.

On the other hand, I'm in libraries. We may be professionals but we're not highly paid 😂

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago

Why not? Every single rule you mentioned seems really stupid and useless.

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Advertising your book in a presentation suggests that the organizers are backing it or vouching for it in some way. Using copy written material opens up the organizers and the presenter to litigation. A "holy shit!" sticker sounds fun, but there's gonna be a stickler in any group.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I’ll give you the copyright one but the book mention = conference endorsement is absolute horseshit. Have you ever met a real human being that thinks that? The sticklers can go fuck themselves. Don’t bow to the tyranny of one religious nut job. They have no power but pretend otherwise.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Guise of professionalism. I didn't make the rules lol

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

All the professionals I know have a good understanding of just how hard publishing a book is, and why someone who wrote one would like to share it. That’s how the arts and sciences are advanced.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

All I will say is that it's a specific segment of the finance industry so not arts nor science. I'm certain the advertising ban was part of the contract that you couldn't advertise but I think the "quality" judgement was more informal.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

The censorship tool was given too much golden shower smut. Thats where "stream" must come from lol

[-] GabrielBell12fi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Now I'm imagining some overly zealous network censoring the show with David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel for the same reason, and just how hilarious that would be.

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