I think this would be the final straw for me. I can't be a member of a party that wants to add the UK to either list of countries here below - it's obscenely oppressive to ban VPNs, we're supposed to believe in freedom of expression and privacy - I'd resign my membership

City have deleted the documents and likely got away with it haven't they lol. I didn't forsee that you could just delete things and still be within the rules x.com/slbsn/status/1…

We're only halfway through OSA implementation, next year for example OFCOM can: -Require companies to provide any info about their algorithms -Access internal documents, data, technical infrastructure, and source codes to perform its 'regulatory functions'. OFCOM will have the

Buried deep in the UK Online safety act section 122 (2)(a)(iii) is the legislation giving Ofcom the power to do exactly the same as Ireland and use client-side scanning! They want your private messages, directly from your phone, before you even send them …of course they do 🔥

I know I say this a lot these days but this is genuinely, genuinely insane. This is Brass Eye level madness

The UK's Science, Innovation & Technology Minister flunked secondary school, had to apply three times to get accepted on an "international development and environmental studies" course at a third rate university, scored a doctorate in "community development", and his work

To protect kids online first you must remove anonymity from everyone and require them to register to use the internet:

i am sorry for dystopiaposting today but all of this stuff is coming out at once this is one of the most insane nanny state invasions of privacy i have ever seen and the fact it’s automated on a large scale means a lot of false positives and negatives are going to be inevitable

I thought surely UK, a modern Western liberal democracy, would not be arresting 30 citizens per day for speech crimes – it must be a mistake. Alas, in 2023, 12,183 (~33/day!) arrests were made. Only 2.5% of these are formally charged, which suggests the goal is intimidation.

Didn’t Take Long To Reveal The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Exactly The Privacy-Crushing Failure Everyone Warned About | Techdirt

"ministers were frustrated by the “overzealous” application of the law by some platforms, amid suggestions that some companies are intentionally over-interpreting the legislation in order to undermine its credibility." LMAO ft.com/content/09c88d…

These people are dreadful. The law imposes fines of up to 10% of a company's global turnover, as well as criminal liability for individual executives. Of course they're going to be risk averse when hit with new regulations like this. The Government and Ofcom are drunk on power.

Three points is what matters most here 🔴⚪️🙏🏻

yeah that Eze announcement was gassed on live from n5

I was hoping that the infighting amongst conservatives wouldn’t last given the tragedy surrounding Charlie and his family (and America honestly) but it looks like that was naive. I was hoping we could band together and fight against actual evil. I suppose this is how evil works

Don’t ever limit yourself... you can learn anything.

Maybe a very prosaic observation, but I've been reflecting on just how much the pandemic changed the world in ways that are completely unrelated to the pandemic itself. I think I've underestimated it 'till now. In a recent interview, I was struck by the comment that so many of

All of Mikel Merino’s goals for Arsenal

you have to admire how Peter Thiel has been complaining about woke since like 1980 but now that it's no longer socially costly and his side is actually winning he's gone totally mute on the matter... true contrarian patriot in it simply for the love of the game

Nice to finally be on 50+ credits 😮