The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the...

Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users::The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the…

  • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    I thought they pushed this back a few weeks ago when they realized it wasn’t plausible?

    Or is it a case of ‘the law is here for when it is plausible’, which it never will be?

    • Catalog0904@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      27·
      1 year ago

      You sadly are correct. All they said is the tech doesn’t exist….but we are still making this the law. Dark times…