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I live in London and am looking for anyone in the UK willing to take part in demonstrations (real and virtual) against these plans (and the UK gov's hostility t

I live in London and am looking for anyone in the UK willing to take part in demonstrations (real and virtual) against these plans (and the UK gov's hostility towards the internet in general). I've set up a quick a Facebook page[1] to organize things. Send me a message through there and I'll respond soon. Thanks! [1] https://www.facebook.com/Protest-against-Theresa-Mays-plan-to-control-the-Internet-274730522936119/ https://www.facebook.com/Protest-against-Theresa-Mays-plan-t...

nebabyte 9y ago
Bear in mind the concerns pointed out in this [0] subthread, namely that parents/citizens might not know (or want to bother learning) enough about "how the internet works" (or even thinking "having the government handle protecting our children" is their preference) - my suggestion would be to come up with analogous restrictions of the freedoms they DO hold dear, and possible alternatives (e.g. content stratification) that allows them that complacent hands-off worry-free approach without having to compromise net freedoms. Best of luck. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14374533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14374533
- anigbrowl 9y ago
  Stop explaining things and go straight for the emotional language. It's good to have explanations available but if you lead off with them people stop listening because it's boring. This is something right-wingers understand very well and left-wingers need to learn.
chriswarbo 9y ago
I'm too far from London to take part in a physical demonstration, but I'd suggest having a secondary resource to point people to which doesn't use Facebook (or Twitter, G+, etc.). Your target demographic are more likely to avoid/block those services (like I do).
- anigbrowl 9y ago
  Unless you're in the most remote part of Scotland London is only a train ride away from anywhere in the UK. If your freedom isn't worth the price of a train ticket...
  - chriswarbo 9y ago
    Your argument's only valid up to a point. UK rail fares are ridiculous, even with a rail card, so the money I'd spend on a train ride from Scotland (not the most remote part, but pretty north) would probably be better spent helping in other ways. Plus, as a student, that money would directly impact my necessities like food. The bang for buck is simply too low.

nebabyte 9y ago

Bear in mind the concerns pointed out in this [0] subthread, namely that parents/citizens might not know (or want to bother learning) enough about "how the internet works" (or even thinking "having the government handle protecting our children" is their preference) - my suggestion would be to come up with analogous restrictions of the freedoms they DO hold dear, and possible alternatives (e.g. content stratification) that allows them that complacent hands-off worry-free approach without having to compromise net freedoms. Best of luck. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14374533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14374533

anigbrowl 9y ago
Stop explaining things and go straight for the emotional language. It's good to have explanations available but if you lead off with them people stop listening because it's boring. This is something right-wingers understand very well and left-wingers need to learn.

chriswarbo 9y ago

I'm too far from London to take part in a physical demonstration, but I'd suggest having a secondary resource to point people to which doesn't use Facebook (or Twitter, G+, etc.). Your target demographic are more likely to avoid/block those services (like I do).

anigbrowl 9y ago
Unless you're in the most remote part of Scotland London is only a train ride away from anywhere in the UK. If your freedom isn't worth the price of a train ticket...
- chriswarbo 9y ago
  Your argument's only valid up to a point. UK rail fares are ridiculous, even with a rail card, so the money I'd spend on a train ride from Scotland (not the most remote part, but pretty north) would probably be better spent helping in other ways. Plus, as a student, that money would directly impact my necessities like food. The bang for buck is simply too low.