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The UK’s Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2025
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I cant even think of any legit reason to do this. To protect children? The government does not care about children. Its why so many suffer in poverty. Watching tits online is the least of their problems.
The only reasons i can think of is control. Forcing people to give up more information about themselves. Because knowledge is power.
If a government says they’re doing something “for the children” or “to fight terrorism”, it’s neither of those things - it’s for control. Those are just the go-to reasons they use to push them through because they can push the narrative that anyone against it supports terrorism/child abuse.