Wow this government sure is treading lighter on our lives like we were told it would.
TheFinalPieceOfPie on
**From the Article:**
MPs have rejected a Lords amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would allow a social media ban for under 16s. Instead, they have voted to give ministers much broader powers which could be used to restrict Internet access to under 18s.
**My thoughts and opinions:**
We are in a war with our government believing they know what is best for us, and I believe now is the time for us to act. If this matters to you and you want to stop this, there are several things you can do now.
Firstly, take part in the public consultation and let them know our privacy is not for sale and it is not a right we are willing to give up. I’ve linked it here; you do not need to be a British citizen to take part in this consultation: [https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation)
Secondly, start emailing, writing, and calling your MPs. **Do not harass them**; make it clear you oppose these measures that are clear attacks on privacy. I’ve linked the website to find your MPs and their contact information: [https://members.parliament.uk/](https://members.parliament.uk/) – only do this if you are a UK citizen and please be as respectful as possible.
Finally, keep talking about it. Get family and friends involved, sign the petition: [https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747448](https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747448) (though I know how ineffective these have been in the past), and do not let it fade out of the public spotlight.
**To repeat myself from yesterday:**
>This is a fight worth winning, but even if we lose, I will not fall to my knees without trying everything we can, and neither should you.
No_Push4900 on
It’s genuinely astonishing that the people running our country still don’t understand the Internet.
It was only a few months ago that they published a list of porn sites still available.
Bobo3076 on
Yeah so this is terrifying.
We should be marching the streets.
Hammer-Rammer on
Yeah good with luck with that. Useless waste of money.
Cheen_Machine on
Powers to stop under 18s playing games…have they been bestowed magic powers? How on earth would you enforce “no Minecraft after 9pm” for under 18s?
Cheap-Rate-8996 on
> MPs have rejected a Lords amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would allow a social media ban for under 16s. Instead, they have voted to give ministers much broader powers which could be used to restrict Internet access **to under 18s.**
This will include people the government thinks should be old enough to vote. Old enough to vote, not old enough to scroll…
araed on
In the opening stages of a war, the first thing a government does is increase it’s military spending.
The second thing it does is take control of the media.
umtala on
It’s a waste of time to reason with these boomers, they are dead set on maximising their power.
This fight can only be won via technical superiority. The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. Therefore, we need better routing.
There is no reason for your external IP to be a UK IP. If we opt-out of the UK intranet en mass then it doesn’t matter what Parliament does.
vriska1 on
They want to use secondary legislation to fast track the consultation and limit debate but secondary legislation is more likely to be taken to court.
Open-Dragonfruit-007 on
For anyone that wants to browse anonymous, uncensored internet, just download Tor or i2p
Yes it is slow, yes it “can” have dodgy sites but then this also applies to the open web. It seems this will be the only way to share information in future.
Mikolaj_Kopernik on
This sort of shit really sucks, because the internet is largely in the grip of psychotic American billionaires who absolutely need reining in. But incompetent/autocratic legislation like this just undermines real and necessary efforts to restrict the power of the tech oligarchs.
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Wow this government sure is treading lighter on our lives like we were told it would.
**From the Article:**
MPs have rejected a Lords amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would allow a social media ban for under 16s. Instead, they have voted to give ministers much broader powers which could be used to restrict Internet access to under 18s.
**My thoughts and opinions:**
We are in a war with our government believing they know what is best for us, and I believe now is the time for us to act. If this matters to you and you want to stop this, there are several things you can do now.
Firstly, take part in the public consultation and let them know our privacy is not for sale and it is not a right we are willing to give up. I’ve linked it here; you do not need to be a British citizen to take part in this consultation: [https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation)
Secondly, start emailing, writing, and calling your MPs. **Do not harass them**; make it clear you oppose these measures that are clear attacks on privacy. I’ve linked the website to find your MPs and their contact information: [https://members.parliament.uk/](https://members.parliament.uk/) – only do this if you are a UK citizen and please be as respectful as possible.
Finally, keep talking about it. Get family and friends involved, sign the petition: [https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747448](https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747448) (though I know how ineffective these have been in the past), and do not let it fade out of the public spotlight.
**To repeat myself from yesterday:**
>This is a fight worth winning, but even if we lose, I will not fall to my knees without trying everything we can, and neither should you.
It’s genuinely astonishing that the people running our country still don’t understand the Internet.
It was only a few months ago that they published a list of porn sites still available.
Yeah so this is terrifying.
We should be marching the streets.
Yeah good with luck with that. Useless waste of money.
Powers to stop under 18s playing games…have they been bestowed magic powers? How on earth would you enforce “no Minecraft after 9pm” for under 18s?
> MPs have rejected a Lords amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would allow a social media ban for under 16s. Instead, they have voted to give ministers much broader powers which could be used to restrict Internet access **to under 18s.**
This will include people the government thinks should be old enough to vote. Old enough to vote, not old enough to scroll…
In the opening stages of a war, the first thing a government does is increase it’s military spending.
The second thing it does is take control of the media.
It’s a waste of time to reason with these boomers, they are dead set on maximising their power.
This fight can only be won via technical superiority. The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. Therefore, we need better routing.
There is no reason for your external IP to be a UK IP. If we opt-out of the UK intranet en mass then it doesn’t matter what Parliament does.
They want to use secondary legislation to fast track the consultation and limit debate but secondary legislation is more likely to be taken to court.
For anyone that wants to browse anonymous, uncensored internet, just download Tor or i2p
Yes it is slow, yes it “can” have dodgy sites but then this also applies to the open web. It seems this will be the only way to share information in future.
This sort of shit really sucks, because the internet is largely in the grip of psychotic American billionaires who absolutely need reining in. But incompetent/autocratic legislation like this just undermines real and necessary efforts to restrict the power of the tech oligarchs.