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Re:UK Expands Online Safety Act to Mandate Preemptive Scanning by jpfromlondon on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @09:01AM (#46601008)
Believe it or not, when a crime has been committed these providers universally defer to the police whose remit is enforcement, a role they seem reluctant to undertake, I'm unconvinced this is anything other than a convenient revenue stream, an opportunity to steer public opinion, and a means of quashing dissent.

Frankly, a few dick pics here and there seems wildly low-stakes for such expensive draconian authoritarianism.

Re:UK Expands Online Safety Act to Mandate Preemptive Scanning by flumpcakes on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:06PM (#46605059)
> steer public opinion, and a means of quashing dissent.

This line is trotted out a lot, but exactly how?