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…

  • Cam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    244·
    1 year ago

    Sites and services outside the UK should not comply. If UK ISPs block sites outside the UK for not complying, so be it.

    • WHYAREWEALLCAPS@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Nah, I think global sites should just block access from the UK. Let’s see how the politicians like it when facebook, etc, stop working.