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The UK is considering an injunction to have Grok and potentially X banned until this issue is resolved. I'm no huge fan of state intervention, particularly my

The UK is considering an injunction to have Grok and potentially X banned until this issue is resolved. I'm no huge fan of state intervention, particularly my state which is notoriously over zealous, prudish, and subtly authoritarian. The sweeping changes were seeing in the UK are somewhat reminiscent of the old "First they came for the trade unionists" poem, and there certainly has been many of us speaking out against the attacks on freedom to protest and expression here. However, when you swap out trade unionists for "People comitting sexual harassment", "Paedophiles", and "Billionaires", Im somewhat more inclined to side with the government on this. Were already way down the slippery slope, at least some genuinely bad actors are catching some flak this time I guess.

cmxch 9mo ago
Except that the UK is just laundering authoritarianism through a clause that selectively harms one organization and not all of those that have platforms with the same problem. Given the UK’s already high authoritarian tendencies towards speech codes, it would be better to have the US sanction Kier Starmer, OFCOM, and other associated parties in the Commonwealth, narrowly specified.
- ozlikethewizard 9mo ago
  Pot calling kettle black. While our government blows an awful lot of hot air its incredibly easy to live a life free from state intervention here, and i live in a major city not some remote village. We dont have armed federal troops gunning people down in the streets, yet I guess.
hexbin010 9mo ago
If the UK actually had an issue with X, the PM would delete his account
- ozlikethewizard 9mo ago
  I mean the PM doesnt run his X account, but besides ofcom are investigating and supposedly X are complying https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqz7pyd303o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqz7pyd303o
  - hexbin010 9mo ago
    Obviously - don't "but askshually". The PM has absolute authority over it and can direct anyone he likes to delete it, immediately

cmxch 9mo ago

Except that the UK is just laundering authoritarianism through a clause that selectively harms one organization and not all of those that have platforms with the same problem. Given the UK’s already high authoritarian tendencies towards speech codes, it would be better to have the US sanction Kier Starmer, OFCOM, and other associated parties in the Commonwealth, narrowly specified.

ozlikethewizard 9mo ago
Pot calling kettle black. While our government blows an awful lot of hot air its incredibly easy to live a life free from state intervention here, and i live in a major city not some remote village. We dont have armed federal troops gunning people down in the streets, yet I guess.

hexbin010 9mo ago

If the UK actually had an issue with X, the PM would delete his account

ozlikethewizard 9mo ago
I mean the PM doesnt run his X account, but besides ofcom are investigating and supposedly X are complying https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqz7pyd303o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqz7pyd303o
- hexbin010 9mo ago
  Obviously - don't "but askshually". The PM has absolute authority over it and can direct anyone he likes to delete it, immediately