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In a democracy, the government represents the will and the interests of the citizens in that country. If UK citizens don't want such laws, they can always prote

In a democracy, the government represents the will and the interests of the citizens in that country. If UK citizens don't want such laws, they can always protest, at the voting booth or in the streets. It's not the job of multinational companies to have principles regarding the citizens of a country. And indeed, they can comply with the law, or GTFO. And in case they get out, it won't be because of principles, but rather because users of other countries may leave them in case they install backdoors. It's simple economics, and that's good actually, as people in general don't want to be governed by multinationals.

dartos 3y ago
The issue is, much like the us, the UK is a representational democracy. You vote for officials who you hope represent you and they often don’t. Also you’re assuming that users leave platforms because of security issues and that’s obviously untrue for most people. I mean… just look at almost any social media platform
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dewclin 3y ago
> If UK citizens don't want such laws, they can always protest, at the voting booth or in the streets. Protest has been restricted [1], and neither the Conservatives or Labour offer different positions. For example, Labour have pledged to "toughen" the OSB [1]. [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56400751 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56400751 [2] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/01/labour-pledges-toughen-online-safety-bill https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/01/labour-pl...