New Online Safety Bill

[Holly]

Rollup, I know you've watched this channel before, I just came across it on my YT feed.
Does that worry you?



Same thing's happening in the UK, appearendly as from today.

[Rolluplostinspace]

Thanks for reminding me I've been following this online safety bill thing for a while and forgot it was today!
Sold to the public as safety for children but will be total censorship.
I might slowly disappear from the internet now apart from music and some other stuff.

[HobbitFeet]

Thanks for reminding me I've been following this online safety bill thing for a while and forgot it was today!
Sold to the public as safety for children but will be total censorship.
I might slowly disappear from the internet now apart from music and some other stuff.

Under the new law, content aimed at children that promotes suicide, self-harm and eating disorders must be restricted. Pornography companies, social media platforms and other services will be required to introduce age-verification measures to prevent children from gaining access to pornography

You are against this?

that doesn't seem to fit with your stance in the 'trans' and 'woke' threads, you are all for 'protecting the children' in those

so you want moderation but not if it affects you?

[Rolluplostinspace]

Thanks for reminding me I've been following this online safety bill thing for a while and forgot it was today!
Sold to the public as safety for children but will be total censorship.
I might slowly disappear from the internet now apart from music and some other stuff.

Seems like Hobbit already bought the goods.

[HobbitFeet]

Thanks for reminding me I've been following this online safety bill thing for a while and forgot it was today!
Sold to the public as safety for children but will be total censorship.
I might slowly disappear from the internet now apart from music and some other stuff.

Seems like Hobbit already bought the goods.

I don't have a strong enough opinion to actually discuss my feelings on the bill

but I am intrigued by yours...

[Rolluplostinspace]

Thanks for reminding me I've been following this online safety bill thing for a while and forgot it was today!
Sold to the public as safety for children but will be total censorship.
I might slowly disappear from the internet now apart from music and some other stuff.

Seems like Hobbit already bought the goods.

I don't have a strong enough opinion to actually discuss my feelings on the bill

but I am intrigued by yours...

The kids bit is but a small part of it and would be fine and good if it was left there or that was all it was about but it's about much more.
No more fake news with the government deciding what is fake.
Considered to be dangerous.
I'd like to say more but it could be an imprisonable offence what I wish to say so Google apparently is your friend.
Google and YouTube will be hosting far fewer opinions.
Seems opinions might be becoming risky to have.
Many topics are now going to be very difficult to have an opinion on because posting that opinion might make you guilty of posting false information which comes under the broad and sweeping banner of fake news.
How quickly this will escalate I know not but the protection of children will be way down the list.
Want to know more try Google if the information like in the video Holly posted is still around.

[Rolluplostinspace]

Lots of discussion and opinion here>>> https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=new+online+safety+bill

[Holly]

ORG warns of threat to privacy and free speech as Online Safety Bill is passed

Open Rights Group has warned that Online Safety Bill, which has been passed in parliament, will make us less secure by threatening our privacy and undermining our freedom of expression. This includes damaging the privacy and security of children and young people the law is supposed to protect.


ORG’s Campaigns Manager James Baker said:


“No one disputes that tech companies could do more to keep children safe online but the Online Safety Bill is an overblown legislative mess that could seriously harm our security by removing privacy from internet users. The bill will also undermine the freedom of expression of many people in the UK.


“While the UK government has admitted it’s not possible to safely scan all of our private messages, it has just granted Ofcom the powers to force tech companies to do so in the future. These are powers more suited to an authoritarian regime not a democracy and could harm journalists, and whistle-blowers, as well as parents, domestic violence victims and children who want to keep their communications secure from online predators and stalkers.


“The Bill also poses a huge threat to freedom of expression with tech companies expected to decide what is and isn’t legal, and then censor content before it’s even been published. This re-introduces prior restraint censorship for the written word back into UK law for the first time since the 1600s. In addition, young people, whom the law is supposed to protect, could be denied access to large swathes of the web, including resources that provide them with information and support.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-r ... is-passed/

[Rolluplostinspace]

Discussion regarding vaccines is a legitimate topic but will be closed down as will anti climate alarmism topics.
Israel and Hamas?
Comment on YouTube video...
The biggest issue isn't encryption, it's the censorship of 'legal but harmful' content, and who gets to decide what 'harmful' is. Everyone uses the same weak argument 'won't someone think of the children', when the point of the bill is to crack down on wrongthink and anti-Government opinion.

[Guest]

Many topics are now going to be very difficult to have an opinion on because posting that opinion might make you guilty of posting false information which comes under the broad and sweeping banner of fake news.

Don't worry, you'll still be able to continue posting disinformation on Dogs.

[Rolluplostinspace]

Many topics are now going to be very difficult to have an opinion on because posting that opinion might make you guilty of posting false information which comes under the broad and sweeping banner of fake news.

Don't worry, you'll still be able to continue posting disinformation on Dogs.

Oh good!

[Guest]

Many topics are now going to be very difficult to have an opinion on because posting that opinion might make you guilty of posting false information which comes under the broad and sweeping banner of fake news.

Don't worry, you'll still be able to continue posting disinformation on Dogs.

Oh good!

As long as you refrain from promoting terrorism, suicide and extreme sexual violence online you should be okay, you'll still be able to carry on with the anti-vaccination and anti-global warming stuff.