Discussion
Edit: Click through for the typical BS govt response that’s been added… 🙄
Are you in the UK and opposed to providing ID to use social media in the coming weeks?
There’s an official parliament petition to repeal the Online Safety Act, and it’s already at 13,000 signatures and growing: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
(Not UK? Please spread the word!)
"The Act is mad dog, burn the whole thing with fire"
"...thank aii ... who signed the petition. The Government has no plans to repeal the ... Act, and is working closely with Ofcom to implement the Act as quickly ... as possible"
A concise history of democracy
Abridged quote:
Ofcom’s CEO [noted their] responsibility for regulating... diverse services... run by businesses, charities, groups, individuals, and many services that have not been regulated before.
The act’s aim is not to penalise small, low-risk services... Ofcom will take a sensible approach to enforcement with smaller services...
They can fuck right off, I simply changed the server I was connecting to with my VPN.
Just signed. :D
How much of this applies to the fediverse?
I'm old enough to remember when pornography came from the top shelf of the Newsagents or under the counter at the Video Store.
Did we really need it all over the Internet too?
Big tech already took too much of my data. Including copyright stuff. Why would I trust them with more?
I don't like the government surveillance or the porn industry. In equal measure. It's quite possible to loathe both.
One thing I'm certain of is that children are, again, being used as a shoehorn for other agenda. I'm not joining in.
src: wikipedia
when this becomes feasible, world will have other problems
But feel free to do a bit of research for yourself!
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