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> Privacy != anonymity. Exactly. You can have your own misgivings about the UK government at home, in private, and share them with no-one. Or you can share the

> Privacy != anonymity. Exactly. You can have your own misgivings about the UK government at home, in private, and share them with no-one. Or you can share them on the online public square, knowing the UK government will know exactly who wrote them. Good thing they never abuse their power of prosecution!

dofm 4mo ago
The government literally doesn't prosecute anyone. It is done by the CPS, which operates independently of government and the police. If I were a betting man I'd place a bet that you are further misinformed about the prosecutions you believe are happening and why. But I am not.
- like_any_other 4mo ago
  > It is done by the CPS, which operates independently of government and the police. I should have written "state", not "government", you're right. Does that change anything? But, article 35 of the Chinese constitution guarantees their citizens freedom of speech and of the press. You're beyond naive if you believe they're independent. > If I were a betting man I'd place a bet that you are further misinformed about the prosecutions you believe are happening and why. UK politicians admitted the Online Safety Act was: “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse” - https://archive.md/2025.08.13-190800/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/online-safety-act-botched-2xk8xwlps https://archive.md/2025.08.13-190800/https://www.thetimes.co... Even viewing "terrorist" material carries a potential 15 YEAR jail term: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41479620 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41479620 It's OK to be white and similar stickers landed a man in jail: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51zn2l33r9o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51zn2l33r9o https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/03/04/the-tyrannical-jailing-of-sam-melia/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/03/04/the-tyrannical-jail... I don't know how much worse you need it to be.
  - dofm 4mo ago
    I really do not know how to respond to this and it’s not because your critique is devastating.
    - like_any_other 4mo ago
      You can start by correcting any falsehoods I've written.
- michaelt 4mo ago
  The government literally doesn't prosecute anyone. It is done by the CPS, which the Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, was head of from 2007 to 2013.

dofm 4mo ago

The government literally doesn't prosecute anyone. It is done by the CPS, which operates independently of government and the police. If I were a betting man I'd place a bet that you are further misinformed about the prosecutions you believe are happening and why. But I am not.

like_any_other 4mo ago
> It is done by the CPS, which operates independently of government and the police. I should have written "state", not "government", you're right. Does that change anything? But, article 35 of the Chinese constitution guarantees their citizens freedom of speech and of the press. You're beyond naive if you believe they're independent. > If I were a betting man I'd place a bet that you are further misinformed about the prosecutions you believe are happening and why. UK politicians admitted the Online Safety Act was: “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse” - https://archive.md/2025.08.13-190800/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/online-safety-act-botched-2xk8xwlps https://archive.md/2025.08.13-190800/https://www.thetimes.co... Even viewing "terrorist" material carries a potential 15 YEAR jail term: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41479620 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41479620 It's OK to be white and similar stickers landed a man in jail: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51zn2l33r9o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51zn2l33r9o https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/03/04/the-tyrannical-jailing-of-sam-melia/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/03/04/the-tyrannical-jail... I don't know how much worse you need it to be.
- dofm 4mo ago
  I really do not know how to respond to this and it’s not because your critique is devastating.
  - like_any_other 4mo ago
    You can start by correcting any falsehoods I've written.
michaelt 4mo ago
The government literally doesn't prosecute anyone. It is done by the CPS, which the Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, was head of from 2007 to 2013.