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In the UK we have a huge problem with children sending hateful communications online which cause anxiety and distress. As it stands we can only arrest children

• morkalork 3y ago
  Are you being serious? Racist trolls causing "anxiety and distress" is justification for undermining everyone's security and privacy? Shame.
  • kypro 3y ago
    I am trolling, but in my opinion this is likely the reason for the attack on encryption. Everyone occasionally says bad things in private, so banning encryption and policing hate speech laws basically criminalises everyone.
    • morkalork 3y ago
      Well, I just hope you're preaching to the choir about that here. All have to add is that the people deciding these laws also enjoy parliamentary privilege which exempts them from slander and libel charges. Isn't that nice? They can be untouchable while you and I get to have our stripped away.
• BLKNSLVR 3y ago
  I'm going to assume this is the case: "I'll sometimes use sarcasm as a tool to make you think harder about an opinion expressed."
  • kypro 3y ago
    Yeah, cool you read that. I find being highly disagreeable often helps makes a point. It's find it can be hard to invoke appropriate emotional outrage with a well reasoned argument.
    • xwdv 3y ago
      This only works if you really commit to remaining disagreeable and never reveal that it was all a ruse.
• Kamq 3y ago
  Is this satire? Between being pro child-arrest, and using the phrase "anxiety and distress", which seems to be rather uncommon, and is the exact same phrasing as your 3rd link, I'm starting to feel like parody is the most likely option.
  • nvarsj 3y ago
    Sounds a lot like something the U.K. Home Secretary would say, sadly.
    • Kamq 3y ago
      That's... disappointing. But, I guess values drift is a thing. My country hasn't been part of theirs for quite a long time, and I guess it has just diverged to that point.
• jjgreen 3y ago
  Ironically, irony is no longer possible in the UK.