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Times article explaining that the uk governments first intention was never child protection, it was controlling the public discourse: https://archive.ph/2025.0
by pipes 10mo ago
Times article explaining that the uk governments first intention was never child protection, it was controlling the public discourse:
https://archive.ph/2025.08.13-190800/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/online-safety-act-botched-2xk8xwlps https://archive.ph/2025.08.13-190800/https://www.thetimes.co...
This isn't some tin foiled hat wearing nonsense, every person I talk to seems think that ending anonymity online would be a good thing, until I explain the democracy protecting use cases,i.e. whistle blowers.