Dubbed the UK censorship act these days, will it survive the political backlash we are witnessing? Will big tech work to get it right rather than cut off the UK? Can the UK put a stopper back in the bottle? Is this really about social media when it is pornhub doing the blocking? No mention of the fediverse in this article either sadly, but a good read nevertheless. And he has got something right: the US megas have been extreme amplifiers. But Pornhub is Canadian

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    23 hours ago

    Labour have been authoritarian and anti-freedom for many many years. ID cards were Blairites dream for years, but the Lords threatened to rebel every time. Section 44 anti-terror legislation was under Brown, and is still a shit-show. RIPA also a Blair act. And now this

    Labour are not champions of freedom