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The UK government was warned almost 10 years ago this is bad idea, a privacy disaster waiting to happen. They've decided to push it through anyway. Children ac
by cedws 2y ago
The UK government was warned almost 10 years ago this is bad idea, a privacy disaster waiting to happen. They've decided to push it through anyway.
Children accessing porn is bad, I think that can be almost universally agreed on, but the solution is not the government nannying everyone.
- rayiner 2y agoI’m in favor of the ban, but the 1990s privacy nerds had a good point when they said it would lead to other kinds of censorship: https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2024/08/think-before-you-post-the-u-k-is-now-jailing-people-for-social-media-comments/ https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2024/08/think-before-you-... The slippery slope happened a lot faster than most people thought.
- Jigsy 2y agoIt's a country that doesn't believe in freedom of artistic expression, either.
- ghssds 2y ago> Children accessing porn is bad, I think that can be almost universally agreed on I learned to distrust both my intuition and common knowledge but I may be convinced by solid scientific arguments and statistics.
- bigfatkitten 2y agoIt's not about children. They've done their dash with using 'terrorism' as an excuse to erode civil liberties, and so now they've switched to 'saving the children'.