Apparently a thing called “The Online Safety Act” came into force this week in the United Kingdom.
Apparently it is already being misused in ways similar to dictatorships such as China and Cuba get frequently criticised for engaging in.
A Petition to get rid of it is gaining signatures at a rather rapid rate of knots, getting in excess of 129k signatures at time of cobbling this together.
The "Online Safety Act" is being misued.
— AlltheInterWeb (@AlltheInterweb) July 26, 2025
Sign this petition to tell Parliament to stick it where the sun doesn't shine https://t.co/Pv7ZLanpQY
🚨FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK, GOVT NOW CONTROL WHAT YOU SEE ONLINE
Today the Conservatives “Online Safety Bill” has come into effect. Here are the consequences: 👁️ Say goodbye to private encrypted messages,platforms can now be forced to scan them. 🌹Yvette Cooper decides what… — Alex Armstrong (@alexharmstrong) July 25, 2025
> Wake up > New UK law banning +18 content without ID verification > Banned from opening channels on my own Discord server > MY DISCORD SERVER. THAT I OWN.
I'm tired of defending the UK. It truly is shit to be British. pic.twitter.com/GT23iFdnbe — No Arm Whatley (@WhatleyLeague) July 25, 2025
Today the online safety law takes effect in Britain, allowing the state to suppress free speech.
Well done to those “conservative” ministers that made it happen; Jeremy Wright, Nadine Dorries, Michelle Donelan & Oliver Dowden. — Douglas Carswell🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@DouglasCarswell) July 25, 2025
It took all of 12 hours for the Online Safety Act to switch from protecting kids from porn to censoring protests outside migrant hotels. Day 1. pic.twitter.com/gRsY7YhlFe
— Morgoth (@MorgothsReview) July 25, 2025
