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UK's Social Media Ban: The Monumental Pretext for Total Digital Surveillance

18 points by arrowsmith 4mo ago

smalltorch 4mo ago
I wonder what UK thinks about private social media or a model similar to the one I've tried to create with nanogram. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558511 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558511 Kids get all the benefits of social media and have a creative outlet, and also a parent, trusted operator, or even the kid maintains control of the platform. Making user-to-user apps banned seems like a giant overstep and inconsiderate.
- cyanydeez 4mo ago
  So, it really looks like we should ban most social media via regulatory controls _INSIDE_ their offices. Instead, we're just trying to avoid focus on realistic regulatory concerns for global oligarchs.
  - smalltorch 4mo ago
    'No that's too hard let's just ban them them all and require age verification for everyone'...
    - cyanydeez 4mo ago
      so 4chan always used "((()))" for their racism. Perhaps we need to implement Postgresql $$$oligarchs$$$ around things that are clearly being implemented because doing the right thing would bother $$$them$$$.
      - smalltorch 4mo ago
        I want my kids to swim in the creek
        cyanydeez 4mo ago
        cool, have the government enforce existing regulations aabout fraud, monopolies, enticement, incitement, and all the other dark patterns social media uses to keep them addicted.
        smalltorch 4mo ago
        I think I'm more of a effect change from the bottom up kinda guy. It's just too far gone.
        cyanydeez 4mo ago
        i dont see how a blanket country wide ban thats impossible to secure correctly is bottom up
- type0 4mo ago
  > I wonder what UK thinks UK doesn't think, UK government thinks 1984 is a great manual.
  - smalltorch 4mo ago
    Are uk citizens actually going to provide an ID though after it's in effect? Surely there is a tipping point where people actually don't value the platforms enough to do these things.
r721 4mo ago
>modernity.news This is Paul Joseph Watson's website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Watson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Watson

18 points by arrowsmith 4mo ago

I wonder what UK thinks about private social media or a model similar to the one I've tried to create with nanogram. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558511 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558511 Kids get all the benefits of social media and have a creative outlet, and also a parent, trusted operator, or even the kid maintains control of the platform. Making user-to-user apps banned seems like a giant overstep and inconsiderate.

cyanydeez 4mo ago
So, it really looks like we should ban most social media via regulatory controls _INSIDE_ their offices. Instead, we're just trying to avoid focus on realistic regulatory concerns for global oligarchs.
- smalltorch 4mo ago
  'No that's too hard let's just ban them them all and require age verification for everyone'...
  - cyanydeez 4mo ago
    so 4chan always used "((()))" for their racism. Perhaps we need to implement Postgresql $$$oligarchs$$$ around things that are clearly being implemented because doing the right thing would bother $$$them$$$.
    - smalltorch 4mo ago
      I want my kids to swim in the creek
      - cyanydeez 4mo ago
        cool, have the government enforce existing regulations aabout fraud, monopolies, enticement, incitement, and all the other dark patterns social media uses to keep them addicted.
        smalltorch 4mo ago
        I think I'm more of a effect change from the bottom up kinda guy. It's just too far gone.
        cyanydeez 4mo ago
        i dont see how a blanket country wide ban thats impossible to secure correctly is bottom up
type0 4mo ago
> I wonder what UK thinks UK doesn't think, UK government thinks 1984 is a great manual.
- smalltorch 4mo ago
  Are uk citizens actually going to provide an ID though after it's in effect? Surely there is a tipping point where people actually don't value the platforms enough to do these things.

r721 4mo ago

>modernity.news This is Paul Joseph Watson's website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Watson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Watson