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This concerns the entire fediverse: UK wants to force every social network to register with their government, threatening an immense fine otherwise. Now *that* sounds more like censorship https://twitter.com/AlecMuffett/status/827585268391739392
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@gargron YOU'VE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF bananaPOSTING ON MASTODON.SOCIAL
THAT'S 20 YEARS IN THE ISOCUBE
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@gargron this would affect only the GS instances with servers / DNS based in Britain, right? Intances elsewhere would be fine, I think
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@gargron "bill" means it's not *yet* a law, it's still a proposal. But it may become a law because British MPs are crazy
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@Gargron@mastodon.social @mcscx When social networks are illegal we can use something like #twister or https://github.com/HelloZeroNet/ZeroMe When p2p communication becomes illegal we can make encrypted connections to forums hidden on some darkish net. When port 80 is the only legal one left, we just won't know when they're about to smash the door down, drag us out onto the street, a shoot us in the back of the head.
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@gargron, Not only the Brits - my server is hosted there - I'll probably move it to the mainland
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@gargron Looks like some Blairite Labour politician is behind this. I might have known.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Turley
The wording about commercial activity indicates that this is more aimed at the silos than at GS, but if this passed then they could designate GS to be a "regulated social media platform" at leisure and create the new crime of "running an unregulated social media system".
Also, UK politicians are idiotic enough that they would think this was a good idea. Even under Corbyn, the authoritarian nature of the Labour party shouldn't be underestimated. An obvious indicator is that they voted enthusiastically for some of the most invasive spying powers anywhere (the IP act of 2016).-
@bob at this point I think people should be seeing Brexit as a good strategy for individuals, instead of the country; that is, people should be getting the kiwi out of the UK while they still can.
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