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"They" seem to be using the standard play book used by the rich and/or powerful against the will of the people. If you fail, keep trying and trying and trying

• kmlx 3y ago
  > against the will of the people it is not against the will of the people. the opposition, NGO’s and the general public are accusing the government of moving too slowly and watering down the law. they want the law strengthened and adopted faster.
  • stephen_g 3y ago
    The Government, Opposition and NGOs don’t necessarily represent the views of the general public. Obviously in a perfect world such a consensus would, but in the real world it’s often not the case unfortunately. I expect many UK citizens who were given a clear explanation of what the implications of the law was (without revealing which law it is and using its cutesy name) would say they would be opposed to such a hypothetical law, and would then be surprised if you told them you’d just described the “Online Safety” bill - if they knew what it was. Literally the way these laws get through is because there are enough uninformed and politically non-engaged people that they can slip them by.