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monster_truck 5 days ago

Describing dithering as scary is wild

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LPisGood 5 days ago | parent [-]

The thing is that the image can change entirely, say from a gunny cat picture to an image of a dog.

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therein 5 days ago | parent [-]

And that "trick" has been used in imageboards with thumbnails for a very long time to get people to click and see a full image while they otherwise wouldn't.

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ajsnigrutin 5 days ago | parent [-]

Sure, but back then it was "haha you've been pranked! and yes, that guy is actually wearing a wedding band!"

Now... with chat control and similar alternatives and AI looking at your images and reporting to authorities, you might get into actual trouble because of that.

	▲	lazide 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yup. Imagine the ‘fun’ caused by automated CSAM or ‘bad politics’ content scanners and this tech.