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All parties supported the OSA (and it's surprisingly popular too) because "something must be done [about the internet], this is something, so this must be done"
by rwmj 1y ago
All parties supported the OSA (and it's surprisingly popular too) because "something must be done [about the internet], this is something, so this must be done".
It's hardly the stupidest thing British people have voted for in the last two decades, probably not even in the top 5.
- ndsipa_pomu 1y agoWell, we didn't exactly vote for the Online Safety Act. It was introduced by the Tories in 2023 and despite them being voted out in 2024, Labour (Tory-lite) decided to push ahead with the implementation of the draconian law. However, I don't doubt that a lot of the UK would vote for such a law as most people have a knee-jerk reaction to "won't anyone think of the children?".