In this case certain child protection groups are suggesting that encryption is a hinderance to protecting children in some scenarios. Specifically it allows soc

In this case certain child protection groups are suggesting that encryption is a hinderance to protecting children in some scenarios. Specifically it allows social media companies a convenient get out in terms of accepting responsibility. I think there's two ways to interpret that: a) At face value, in that its boomer mindset popular among the Tory voting base to want to convert the internet back into the pre-internet world and its possible the blues are just genuinely representing these concerns. b) these child protection groups in years to come will be revealed to have links to MI5, given MI5 is one of the few agencies that the government does tend to listen to. Its worth remembering that the UK used to predominantly communicate using text messages which are sent over clear so the universal adoption of encryption post Snowden revelations has been a thorn in the side of intelligence agencies for many years now.