I know, I know, Chieftain continues to say that this thing doesn’t matter because we’re American, and the corpos already have our private information. There is, however, more to this than meets the eye.
What Chieftain neglects to realize is that EU legislation tends to affect production and sales on a global scale, considering the EU will not allow sales of products that do not follow their guidelines. The effects of this can be seen in how they were attempting to compel Rumble to comply with the Online Safety Act a few years ago. OFCOM was attempting to tell Rumble to ban Russell Brand, due to the accusation allegations against him… which had been withdrawn last I’d heard.
Additionally, the whole ‘online harassment’ concept seems to be catching on from the EU, spreading to Australia and Canada, making it so social media posts can be prosecuted. I know that NOT ALL of their laws are coming this way, but it’s like a test bed before the laws get pushed to America.
The biggest concern from this Online Safety Act is the fact that every Public Official that is supporting this in the EU is using the lines “THINK OF THE KIDS!” and “IF YOU ARE AGAINST THIS BILL YOU ARE AGAINST PROTECTING CHILDREN.” Secretly, though, they are including in the bill massive provisions for governmental overreach. One example of such includes the creation of a special task force that monitors social media for individuals and posts that are anti-immigration in the UK.
How disgusting is that? “Just think of the children” while secretly pushing evil legislation. Of course, this is the UK. But what isn’t commonly known is KOPA in the USA, “Kids Online Protection Act.” Things are starting to push straight for the ID verification. YouTube just initiated it, Spotify just initiated it, and several others, including rumors that GTA6 was going to require ID verification. In fact, Xbox is already complying.
First and foremost: Who gets to be the arbiter of determining what is unsafe for children? Who gets to determine what is ok for grown adults to spend their money on? Who gets to parent my children, since, according to the UK, I’m not competent enough to make such an executive decision on my own as an adult?
These are reasons why the UK needs to eat crow, kick rocks, pound sand, and any other euphonism that can be stated in place of “Mind your own damn business.” I’m the parent of my children. Not some government that exists across the pond, or any government, for that matter.
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