Rather amusingly, the bill makes it a crime to \u201csend a message\u201d containing false information in clause 156\u2026then immediately grants immunity to every newspaper, television channel and streaming service in clause 157.<\/p>\n
Apparently it\u2019s OK for the mainstream media to be harmful and dishonest.<\/p>\n
But the primary purpose of the new law is\u00a0a transfer of responsibility<\/a>\u00a0to enable and incentivize censorship.<\/p>\n https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2023\/09\/20\/uk-quietly-passes-online-safety-bill-into-law\/<\/a><\/p>\n UK Online Safety Bill text –>\u00a0https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/bills\/cbill\/58-03\/0209\/220209.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As always with these things, the bill\u2019s text is a challenging and rather dull read, deliberately obscure in its language and difficult to navigate. Rather amusingly, the bill makes it a crime to \u201csend a message\u201d containing false information in … Continue reading