Britain will become the first country in the world where it is impossible for children to take, share or view naked pictures on their devices.

Looks like some have to the come conclusion that the problem in “1984” was the dangerous lack of surveillance. This is a left-wing (Labour) government, btw.

Stuff like this is why I no longer want regulations to protect us from big tech. Thank you very much.

  • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
    51·
    1 month ago

    Yeah, since it’s the UK, I have a hunch that will include scanning your ID and uploading it to 5 different “international parners” aka American companies. To be tied to all online activity… Why not simply mandate parental controls be implemented in all phones and tablets, and we can do it without all the privacy invasion?

      • Virtvirt588@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        The children and also teenagers/young people are just a tool to them. Their freedom is dispensable, and they want everyone to think that.

      • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
        31·
        30 days ago

        Hmmh, sure. That’s usually 300% of what this is about. Though they have some “genuine” attempts at filtering the internet over in the UK. From what I gather, ISPs are supposed to filter pornography, copyright violations, gambling, weapons and violence and all sorts of stuff (Edit:??) per default. So there seems to be some wish for a “family safe” internet mixed in with the usual exploiting children to manifest some surveillance dystopia… Which definitely is the major reason why this is pushed all around the globe.