Labour
This is not a popular policy, and it causes more harm than good
Wtaf are you doing
IDK… is it a generational thing?
Politicians/leaders (not only labour, and not only UK ones) seem to just not grasp what the Internet is and why it’s become what it is (actually, they seem to think it’s just facebook, twitter and tiktok)
Under the new rules, tech firms will be legally required to hunt down and remove self-harm material using “cutting-edge technology” to see out self-harm content before it can reach users. This shift is designed to change moderation from a reactive approach to a proactive one, compelling companies to prevent harm, not just respond to it. The Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said that these new requirements are “not an option, but the law.”
I am not a tech firm, I do this shit for free and have a full-time job ffs.
Open Right Group are working on an amendment to exempt small sites who genuinely believe they pose little risk, they have a survey looking for input here: https://cloud.openrightsgroup.org/nextcloud/apps/forms/s/dQB6GSRQ4jHzGjxiYG5tAnDB
