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Tracker of Tech Industry, Think Tank, and Other Responses to Proposed Expansion of UK Censorship Laws – Preston Byrne

Nice index of where we are and who says what: https://prestonbyrne.com/2026/06/15/tracker-osa-expansion/
Farage would employ “chekists” so that central government may police ideology in schools, colleges

“Reform wants enforcers to stop schools promoting diversity” “To ensure democratic accountability, political appointments will be appointed from Westminster into public bodies with a mandate to enforce bans on DEI at a ground level,” he said. https://schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-farage-ill-appoint-political-enforcers-to-stop-colleges-promoting-diversity/
Mumsnet: “Australia didn’t do enough & Tech Companies must Nerd Harder”; Labour MP: “LinkedIn is The Dark Web”

This is tragic, PLEASE listen to the whole thing: Mumsnet’s Justine Roberts and Labour MP Emily Darlington share their opposing views on the ban.
For those who feel anguished at our government’s slide into totalitarianism: some words of possible comfort

The SocialMediaBan will fail, the only question being how long before it does. Like Brexit, it’s unlikely to be rescinded in its current form because too many narcissistic or hyperfixated do-gooding egos are wrapped up in it, but if that does not happen then it will simply dissolve into irrelevance as kids move over to…
Enid Blyton to be appointed Minister for Child Safety in the newly announced National Childhood Service | GOV.UK

Sorry guys, but I’m a parent and it’s my job to give my child a childhood, and whatever it turns out to be it won’t be a “state idealised” childhood. Five Go Mad In Westminster: Children will be given back their childhoods thanks to government action to ban social media platforms from offering services to…
Stop Killing the Internet | A Global Movement for a Better Internet

This: Governments are walling off the open internet. We are a global movement opposing restrictions — and building a better internet. https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.com/
Censorial, pro-age-verification pro-surveillance child safety charity *suddenly* against Government attempting to render them irrelevant via age verification to ban children from social media

“Wait, no, not like that…” — Andy Burrows, probably. Molly Russell: Head of online safety charity warns against social media ban – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmdy9vg9jmo
UK Gov *rejects* “privacy by design” architecture, GDPR-mandated data minimisation now supposedly “makes children unsafe”

Disappearing messages exist in order to empower people to take control of their digital exhaust trail and to minimise the opportunities for third parties to abuse older information. The government is now against this key precept of information security, because children:
Observation: The UK & EU now must deregulate & promote globally competitive AI/LLM provision on grounds of Digital Sovereignty

“Mistral” is not adequate. Anthropic: “Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5” https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access
UK set to ban under-16s from social media, livestreaming, disappearing messages – POLITICO

Kids are not allowed to have privacy in Keir Starmer’s Labour Britain. The “othering” of teens is complete: https://www.politico.eu/article/ministers-to-ban-under-16s-from-social-media-livestreaming-disappearing-messages/
The End of the Open Internet | Foreign Affairs

Europe is following where China and Iran lead, America dithers: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/end-open-internet
“Signal President Meredith Whittaker threatens again to pull the encrypted messaging app out of the UK”

Signal will not compromise user privacy in order to satisfy the UK Government. They could withdraw from UK app-stores, but further: they could block any account with an associated “+44” phone number – me included. Such a “nuclear option” would beneficially put the burden of responsibility on the UK Gov’t without background narrative nitpicking about…

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