2026-10-17 22:01 UTC
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@Ephera@lemmy.ml 2026-10-18 02:22
Yesterday, I read that certain software packages on the NixOS Linux distribution cannot be used in the UK, because they require downloading from the Git provider repo.or.cz, which just flat-out bans any traffic from the UK due to the Online Safety Act. I have a colleague with two kids, who’s actually not unhappy about *something* being done to try to prevent children from accessing the internet unfiltered. But that colleague is a huge fan of NixOS, too. So yeah, oof, even before we get into the very concrete problems this article talks about, there’s a lot of nuance these laws need to get right.
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@DeLacue@lemmy.world 2026-10-18 02:40
They care as much about the people who can’t verify as they do for the kids they proclaim to protect. UK age law restricts kids (and anyone who does not identify themselves) from seeing or discussing sensitive topics like Palestine. Given how the UK government has gone after Pro-Palestine activists, it makes sense why many of them might not want to identify themselves. If age verification was truly enforced worldwide it could stifle any and all discussions about sensitive topics. It’s like a child has been seriously hurt on the playground and their response is to child-proof every path, shop, road, park, forest trail and public space. It’s never been about the kids.
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@RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2026-10-18 06:07
All a prelude to more walled gardens and more fees.
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@redballooon@lemmy.world 2026-10-18 20:15
As if social media == internet.