Misusing the Children: The UK Online Safety Act, Privacy and Censorship

Source: CounterPunch
by Binoy Kampmark

“The United Kingdom can always be relied upon to supply us with the eccentric, the admirably dotty, and the odd extreme bit of adventure in policy. Lately, those mad protectors and censors with their shields of false virtue and hollow intellect have decided to launch an assault on the users of the Internet. In this, they are joining the platoons of hysteria from such countries as Australia, where age verification restrictions on platforms are all the rage. It’s all about the children, and when adults start meddling with children, all sorts of trouble arise.” (08/04/25)

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/04/misusing-the-children-the-uk-online-safety-act-privacy-and-censorship/