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   Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 18:18:26 JST Glyn Moody

   #Meta’s changes to policing will lead to clash with #EU and #UK, say experts - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/08/metas-changes-to-social-media-policing-will-lead-to-clash-with-eu-and-uk-say-experts EU, yes, but not sure UK has the guts to do anything

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     Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 18:37:26 JST Glyn Moody

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     • Peter Brett

     @krans sadly

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     Peter Brett (krans@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 18:37:27 JST Peter Brett

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     @glynmoody Meanwhile many small discussion forums have announced geoblocking the UK because of the completely unmanageable liabilities created by the Online Safety Act. One law for the rich, another for the poor…

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     Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 18:37:42 JST Glyn Moody

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     • MJ Ray

     @krans hence my scepticism... @mjr

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     Peter Brett (krans@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 18:37:44 JST Peter Brett

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     • MJ Ray

     @mjr OFCOM have been, and continue to be, completely useless and ineffectual at holding anyone with actual power to account. They only ever punch down.

     @glynmoody

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     MJ Ray (mjr@masto.bike)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 18:37:45 JST MJ Ray

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     • Peter Brett

     @krans @glynmoody a first test for Ofcom and the Online Safety Act?

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     Mark Hughes (markhughes@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 19:43:26 JST Mark Hughes

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     @glynmoody not guts so much but lack of a powerful block to stand with against the most powerful mission and it's corporations.

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     Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 19:54:47 JST Glyn Moody

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     • Mark Hughes

     @markhughes well, indeed