Rather than regulate the cancer that is social media companies, they want to ban youths from being easily able to contact one another outside of regular texting and phone calls.
Probably not a coincidence that the UK just ruled that protesting the genocide in Palestine somehow constitutes “terrorism”. Seems all these laws against young people on social media all sparked after it became apparent that most all young people oppose Israel. Not a coincidence.
In defense of the UK government, they didn’t ban protesting the genocide in Palestine, they banned expressing support for a specific organisation which protested the genocide in Palestine by breaking into a military base and damaging equipment. It’s an important distinction, and to claim otherwise is spreading misinformation.
That said, this ban is very short sighted and seems out of touch, I expect it’ll just create a social divide between those who find a way around it and those who don’t, which may be worse than the problem they’re trying to solve.
Well of course social media wins this one, they’re paying big money to influence policy over there too! It’s no coincidence, but they have A HUGE influence in many countries. I watched a video on this very thing. It’s long by detailed and good.
Rather than regulate the cancer that is social media companies, they want to ban youths from being easily able to contact one another outside of regular texting and phone calls.
Probably not a coincidence that the UK just ruled that protesting the genocide in Palestine somehow constitutes “terrorism”. Seems all these laws against young people on social media all sparked after it became apparent that most all young people oppose Israel. Not a coincidence.
Well, the cancer isn’t social media, it is the data harvesting. That should be regulated to hell.
In defense of the UK government, they didn’t ban protesting the genocide in Palestine, they banned expressing support for a specific organisation which protested the genocide in Palestine by breaking into a military base and damaging equipment. It’s an important distinction, and to claim otherwise is spreading misinformation.
That said, this ban is very short sighted and seems out of touch, I expect it’ll just create a social divide between those who find a way around it and those who don’t, which may be worse than the problem they’re trying to solve.
Well of course social media wins this one, they’re paying big money to influence policy over there too! It’s no coincidence, but they have A HUGE influence in many countries. I watched a video on this very thing. It’s long by detailed and good.
https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet#t=869