Farhad
@faab64@freefree.ps  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Israeli Jewish anti-genocide activist Yael Kahn charged for describing Israel as ‘Nazi'

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert agreed with her this week but Starmer regime won’t let that interfere with his war on pro-Palestinian speech https://skwawkbox.org/2025/07/16/israeli-jewish-anti-genocide-activist-yael-kahn-charged-for-describing-israel-as-nazi/

#UK#Britain#Protest#Antisemitism#Fascism#UKpol#Palestine#Gaza#Genocide#Europe

@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Bluesky will be age-gating content for UK users. It’s your privacy that pays.

The UK Online Safety Act has unleashed an unregulated market in age verification.

That we have to do these intrusive checks with countless providers for different platforms is dangerous.

https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act

#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol #bluesky

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Sindarina, Edge Case Detective
@sindarina@ngmx.com  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

"Protesters have gathered for a second straight week to support the banned Palestine Action. Its outlawing means support for the group is now a crime."

"Police in London arrested at least 41 people on Saturday for supporting the banned group Palestine Action at a protest outside parliament."

Mad respect for the protesters, and a big fuck you to the UK government for being so utterly shite.

https://www.dw.com/en/london-police-arrest-over-40-supporters-of-palestine-action/a-73255239

#News#OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers#UKpol
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Age verification is a goldrush for providers who don’t need certification.

The risks to the privacy and security of our sensitive personal data are high.

It didn’t need to be this way. Our digital rights should come first.

Our website explains what the UK Online Safety Act means for users and site owners with age verification ⬇️

https://www.ageverificationfacts.org.uk/

#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Bluesky will be age-gating content for UK users. It’s your privacy that pays.

The UK Online Safety Act has unleashed an unregulated market in age verification.

That we have to do these intrusive checks with countless providers for different platforms is dangerous.

https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act

#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol #bluesky
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

The UK Online Safety Act could’ve required proper regulation of age verification providers and given us a choice.

We should be able to pick a provider with high privacy standards that can work for any and every platform. It could and should be interoperable.

Instead, we either accept what we’re given or lose access to chunks of the Internet.

#onlinesafetyact #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #data #biometrics #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Ned ‘Jonathan’ Schofield
@urlyman@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

My thanks to Sven – mathstodon.xyz/@SvenGeier/1148 – for reconnecting me with this which I saw a while ago but had been unable to rediscover.

I now know, courtesy of a post on @RichardJMurphy’s blog – taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/0 – that it was a letter to The New Statesman in 2023

“In 1962 I was a Conservative. I believed privilege could only be justified by service, high taxes on very high incomes were necessary to prevent an entrepreneurial economy becoming a rentier economy, and Keynesian growth would finance public service improvements and a welfare state that steadily reduced inequality. I was suspicious of ideologically driven, large-scale change. These were the mainstream policies of the Macmillan government at the time. In 60 years I have moved from centre right to hard left without changing my opinions.” Dr Stephen Watkins, Oldham, Lancashire.
“In 1962 I was a Conservative. I believed privilege could only be justified by service, high taxes on very high incomes were necessary to prevent an entrepreneurial economy becoming a rentier economy, and Keynesian growth would finance public service improvements and a welfare state that steadily reduced inequality. I was suspicious of ideologically driven, large-scale change. These were the mainstream policies of the Macmillan government at the time. In 60 years I have moved from centre right to hard left without changing my opinions.” Dr Stephen Watkins, Oldham, Lancashire.
“In 1962 I was a Conservative. I believed privilege could only be justified by service, high taxes on very high incomes were necessary to prevent an entrepreneurial economy becoming a rentier economy, and Keynesian growth would finance public service improvements and a welfare state that steadily reduced inequality. I was suspicious of ideologically driven, large-scale change. These were the mainstream policies of the Macmillan government at the time. In 60 years I have moved from centre right to hard left without changing my opinions.” Dr Stephen Watkins, Oldham, Lancashire.