PogFacedLizard
@dumbscaleguy.bsky.social
A dull guy under the Blue Sky. Here to find art, hobbies, and make friends.
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UK regulator Ofcom refuses to say whether any of the Online Safety Act fines have been paid so far www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
I think we can guess the answer to that really
#FOI #censorship #openweb #techpolicy
I think we can guess the answer to that really
#FOI #censorship #openweb #techpolicy
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
UK regulator Ofcom refuses to say whether any of the Online Safety Act fines have been paid so far www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
I think we can guess the answer to that really
#FOI #censorship #openweb #techpolicy
I think we can guess the answer to that really
#FOI #censorship #openweb #techpolicy
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... Age Verification Checks are not the answer. Giving our personal documents such as passports or driving licenses to random companies can not end well. We're already seeing data breaches and things will only get worse. Now there is talk of stopping the use of VPNs, or... 2/3
#OSA
#OSA
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
... Age Verification Checks are not the answer. Giving our personal documents such as passports or driving licenses to random companies can not end well. We're already seeing data breaches and things will only get worse. Now there is talk of stopping the use of VPNs, or... 2/3
#OSA
#OSA
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It's shocking how many people don't seem to know about and / or care about the Online Safety Act and it's equivalents around the world. Politicians are *literally* trying to stop people accessing content freely and also gather huge amounts of data on their citizens at the same time.... 1/3
#OSA
#OSA
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's shocking how many people don't seem to know about and / or care about the Online Safety Act and it's equivalents around the world. Politicians are *literally* trying to stop people accessing content freely and also gather huge amounts of data on their citizens at the same time.... 1/3
#OSA
#OSA
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As the CEO of Substack, it is clear to me the Online Safety Act is bad for free speech www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12... or uk.news.yahoo.com/ceo-substack...
#censorship #masssurveillance #openweb #techpolicy
#censorship #masssurveillance #openweb #techpolicy
December 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
As the CEO of Substack, it is clear to me the Online Safety Act is bad for free speech www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12... or uk.news.yahoo.com/ceo-substack...
#censorship #masssurveillance #openweb #techpolicy
#censorship #masssurveillance #openweb #techpolicy
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In general - and specifically here - the Online Safety Act makes kids *less safe* on the internet.
@paulbernal.bsky.social OK, someone tell me why an MP want's VPN's to track what websites people are using? Seriously how does that protect kids? www.tomsguide.com/computing/vp...
'Comply with the law' – UK Government takes aim at VPNs during Online Safety Act debate
Politicians called for VPNs to be age-gated, and for user traffic to be monitored
www.tomsguide.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In general - and specifically here - the Online Safety Act makes kids *less safe* on the internet.
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As predicted the online safety act has succeeded only in making us less safe.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.
Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos | Social media
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/188488/
Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/188488/
Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video…
Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos | Social media - United Kingdom News Beep
Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video gamers, may have been exposed after hackers
www.newsbeep.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As predicted the online safety act has succeeded only in making us less safe.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.
Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.
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As with trans people, DEI, gay marriage, immigrants and Islam, the right is obsessed with cataloging imagined societal harms from porn. Which I suspect means them obsessing about it.
Anyway, nice to see them shout out the free speech demons fighting censorship at @fsc.bsky.social.
Anyway, nice to see them shout out the free speech demons fighting censorship at @fsc.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As with trans people, DEI, gay marriage, immigrants and Islam, the right is obsessed with cataloging imagined societal harms from porn. Which I suspect means them obsessing about it.
Anyway, nice to see them shout out the free speech demons fighting censorship at @fsc.bsky.social.
Anyway, nice to see them shout out the free speech demons fighting censorship at @fsc.bsky.social.
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Heritage Foundation, backers of Project 2025, have issued a call to criminalize porn by detailing specific types of imagery that should be illegal, including "deviate sexual intercourse," "female genitals," and "nudity."
Only "civilizing" images that point to "marital sex" should be allowed.
Only "civilizing" images that point to "marital sex" should be allowed.
The Problem of Online Porn: It's Already Illegal
United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said in a 1964 opinion that he could not define pornography but “I know it when I see it.” Perhaps such a sentiment was permissible then, wh...
www.heritage.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Heritage Foundation, backers of Project 2025, have issued a call to criminalize porn by detailing specific types of imagery that should be illegal, including "deviate sexual intercourse," "female genitals," and "nudity."
Only "civilizing" images that point to "marital sex" should be allowed.
Only "civilizing" images that point to "marital sex" should be allowed.
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I think we’re moving to a broken internet model. You have to self-host, everyone good with tech has a blog based on a raspberry pi they run out of their closet, social media communication is extremely moderated, the internet functions like Encarta with heavily moderated comments.
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I think we’re moving to a broken internet model. You have to self-host, everyone good with tech has a blog based on a raspberry pi they run out of their closet, social media communication is extremely moderated, the internet functions like Encarta with heavily moderated comments.
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and even the school phone bans are part of the materiel support for genocide
what this means is that we are powerful, and that the empire wants gaza gone no matter the cost. we have to defy their evil attempts to silence us and continue to stand up for what's right
what this means is that we are powerful, and that the empire wants gaza gone no matter the cost. we have to defy their evil attempts to silence us and continue to stand up for what's right
December 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
and even the school phone bans are part of the materiel support for genocide
what this means is that we are powerful, and that the empire wants gaza gone no matter the cost. we have to defy their evil attempts to silence us and continue to stand up for what's right
what this means is that we are powerful, and that the empire wants gaza gone no matter the cost. we have to defy their evil attempts to silence us and continue to stand up for what's right
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yes, all the age verification crap and whatnot came out of the woodwork the day the youth rejected the mass murder of every man, woman, and child in gaza. the evil empire wants to murder foreigners in peace without us speaking up. that's why we must push back
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
yes, all the age verification crap and whatnot came out of the woodwork the day the youth rejected the mass murder of every man, woman, and child in gaza. the evil empire wants to murder foreigners in peace without us speaking up. that's why we must push back
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It IS important on this one to watch out for your mental, it’s really scary and people are going to be saying a lot of contrasting and conflicting things… stick to sources you trust, do what you need to make your voice heard, and don’t doomscroll on this
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
It IS important on this one to watch out for your mental, it’s really scary and people are going to be saying a lot of contrasting and conflicting things… stick to sources you trust, do what you need to make your voice heard, and don’t doomscroll on this
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- A lot of chatters in my stream today were VERY panicked about this bill. It IS scary. If this is a panic attack-inducing proposition to you, my advice is to call your members of Congress (or have a trusted friend / loved one call) and to follow @techdirt.com and maybe otherwise limit exposure
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
- A lot of chatters in my stream today were VERY panicked about this bill. It IS scary. If this is a panic attack-inducing proposition to you, my advice is to call your members of Congress (or have a trusted friend / loved one call) and to follow @techdirt.com and maybe otherwise limit exposure
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… I can’t tell you fully what it would be like. We have many good predictions and guesses, but it would truly be a brave new world for the web. I’m sure there will be a lot of litigation and use of the judicial system to figure out the landscape of a post-S230 US internet
- Nothing is set in stone
- Nothing is set in stone
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
… I can’t tell you fully what it would be like. We have many good predictions and guesses, but it would truly be a brave new world for the web. I’m sure there will be a lot of litigation and use of the judicial system to figure out the landscape of a post-S230 US internet
- Nothing is set in stone
- Nothing is set in stone
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Some thoughts on S230 repeal:
- I think this is the most sincere and dedicated attempt to repeal S230 that we’ve seen this decade
- No idea if it passes. I think it has an elevated shot. The writing is on the wall, those in power have designs for the Internet we know and love
- Life after S230…
- I think this is the most sincere and dedicated attempt to repeal S230 that we’ve seen this decade
- No idea if it passes. I think it has an elevated shot. The writing is on the wall, those in power have designs for the Internet we know and love
- Life after S230…
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Some thoughts on S230 repeal:
- I think this is the most sincere and dedicated attempt to repeal S230 that we’ve seen this decade
- No idea if it passes. I think it has an elevated shot. The writing is on the wall, those in power have designs for the Internet we know and love
- Life after S230…
- I think this is the most sincere and dedicated attempt to repeal S230 that we’ve seen this decade
- No idea if it passes. I think it has an elevated shot. The writing is on the wall, those in power have designs for the Internet we know and love
- Life after S230…
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Repeating what I’ve heard from r/PoliticalOptimism and some other posts here, I’m pretty sure KOSA was already in this one, but this is not great for these because this committee is apparently sluggish as hell, and its leader, Cruz, is not only surprisingly anti-censorship, but also has beef with-
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Repeating what I’ve heard from r/PoliticalOptimism and some other posts here, I’m pretty sure KOSA was already in this one, but this is not great for these because this committee is apparently sluggish as hell, and its leader, Cruz, is not only surprisingly anti-censorship, but also has beef with-
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#savespeech #stopKOSA
Got an email from my Senator. Seemed in support of "improving online safety for kids."
Whats important is that a few bills are being refered to the Senate (CST) Committee:
- S. 737 (SCREEN) Act
- S. 5364, App Store Accountability Act
- S. 1748, KOSA
Tell them to vote NO.
Got an email from my Senator. Seemed in support of "improving online safety for kids."
Whats important is that a few bills are being refered to the Senate (CST) Committee:
- S. 737 (SCREEN) Act
- S. 5364, App Store Accountability Act
- S. 1748, KOSA
Tell them to vote NO.
December 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#savespeech #stopKOSA
Got an email from my Senator. Seemed in support of "improving online safety for kids."
Whats important is that a few bills are being refered to the Senate (CST) Committee:
- S. 737 (SCREEN) Act
- S. 5364, App Store Accountability Act
- S. 1748, KOSA
Tell them to vote NO.
Got an email from my Senator. Seemed in support of "improving online safety for kids."
Whats important is that a few bills are being refered to the Senate (CST) Committee:
- S. 737 (SCREEN) Act
- S. 5364, App Store Accountability Act
- S. 1748, KOSA
Tell them to vote NO.
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The house companion bill has ZERO cosponsors. The outlook for this bill is not great, even if this is a more serious attempt at pushing it.
We should still be vigilant, we should be calling our senators and such, but again, this is an uphill battle for them.
We should still be vigilant, we should be calling our senators and such, but again, this is an uphill battle for them.
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The house companion bill has ZERO cosponsors. The outlook for this bill is not great, even if this is a more serious attempt at pushing it.
We should still be vigilant, we should be calling our senators and such, but again, this is an uphill battle for them.
We should still be vigilant, we should be calling our senators and such, but again, this is an uphill battle for them.
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I’ve been looking at r/politicaloptimism. This is in a sluggish committee, one of its cosponsors has beef with the head of that committee, its main sponsor has fully passed 6 laws total out of 263 that didn’t get incorporated into larger legislation over a 30 year career in Congress.
NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I’ve been looking at r/politicaloptimism. This is in a sluggish committee, one of its cosponsors has beef with the head of that committee, its main sponsor has fully passed 6 laws total out of 263 that didn’t get incorporated into larger legislation over a 30 year career in Congress.
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I think the S230 repeal has a good chance of going through, but not a great one
10% of the senate sponsoring it in some shape or form should be a clear and obvious sign that this isn’t just going to die in committee bc of Ted Cruz being petty over Blackburn, one of many cosponsors
10% of the senate sponsoring it in some shape or form should be a clear and obvious sign that this isn’t just going to die in committee bc of Ted Cruz being petty over Blackburn, one of many cosponsors
I'm dooming really hard about this right now... How likely do you think it is that this gets signed into law?
December 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I think the S230 repeal has a good chance of going through, but not a great one
10% of the senate sponsoring it in some shape or form should be a clear and obvious sign that this isn’t just going to die in committee bc of Ted Cruz being petty over Blackburn, one of many cosponsors
10% of the senate sponsoring it in some shape or form should be a clear and obvious sign that this isn’t just going to die in committee bc of Ted Cruz being petty over Blackburn, one of many cosponsors
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This will Hurt ALOT of User generated Websites such as YouTube, newgrounds, Deviantart, Tumblr, Furaffinity, including many others.
DO. NOT. LET THEM REPEAL SECTION 230.
#protect230
DO. NOT. LET THEM REPEAL SECTION 230.
#protect230
Posted by Sen Graham on Twitter, calling for a week in February “dedicated to advancing legislation that protects children from online threats and tackling the Section 230 crisis once and for all.” 10% of the senate sponsors the S230 repeal bill
December 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This will Hurt ALOT of User generated Websites such as YouTube, newgrounds, Deviantart, Tumblr, Furaffinity, including many others.
DO. NOT. LET THEM REPEAL SECTION 230.
#protect230
DO. NOT. LET THEM REPEAL SECTION 230.
#protect230
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Ron Wyden continues to be the best Senate Democrat on tech issues. Listen to your colleague Senator Ron Wyden. Democrats should oppose S.3546 (the bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934).
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ron Wyden continues to be the best Senate Democrat on tech issues. Listen to your colleague Senator Ron Wyden. Democrats should oppose S.3546 (the bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934).
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Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
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NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
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If section 230 gets repealed, it would pretty much end the Internet as we know it + if EU chat control goes through
Together with how much both community AND essential services have been gutted from being easily accessible offline and everything is digital and into cloud it will be devastating.
Together with how much both community AND essential services have been gutted from being easily accessible offline and everything is digital and into cloud it will be devastating.
NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If section 230 gets repealed, it would pretty much end the Internet as we know it + if EU chat control goes through
Together with how much both community AND essential services have been gutted from being easily accessible offline and everything is digital and into cloud it will be devastating.
Together with how much both community AND essential services have been gutted from being easily accessible offline and everything is digital and into cloud it will be devastating.