…and here comes the Online Safety Act - OffGuardian
The UK’s Online Safety Act officially came into force two weeks ago, and they have wasted no time using it.
Alternative social media network Gab has already been threatened with a massive fine for its supposed failures to “police speech” on its platform. Anecdotes are piling up, small forums and communities blocking access from the UK for fear of attracting OfCom’s ire and the like.
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That’s right, the formerly-creeping now-galloping authoritarianism is a great thing because we need to save our children from…whatever.
From across the pond, Donald Trump and JD Vance are happily playing heel on this issue, with officials from their administration (allegedly) suggesting OSA impacts on free expression might threaten a trade deal or result in more dreaded tariffs.