UK's Social Media Ban: The Monumental Pretext for Total Digital Surveillance

6/17/2026 at 9:14:50 PM

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This is Paul Joseph Watson's website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Watson

by r721

6/17/2026 at 6:41:33 PM

I wonder what UK thinks about private social media or a model similar to the one I've tried to create with nanogram.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558511

Kids get all the benefits of social media and have a creative outlet, and also a parent, trusted operator, or even the kid maintains control of the platform.

Making user-to-user apps banned seems like a giant overstep and inconsiderate.

by smalltorch

6/17/2026 at 7:18:17 PM

> I wonder what UK thinks

UK doesn't think, UK government thinks 1984 is a great manual.

by type0

6/17/2026 at 7:29:44 PM

Are uk citizens actually going to provide an ID though after it's in effect? Surely there is a tipping point where people actually don't value the platforms enough to do these things.

by smalltorch

6/17/2026 at 7:03:01 PM

So, it really looks like we should ban most social media via regulatory controls _INSIDE_ their offices.

Instead, we're just trying to avoid focus on realistic regulatory concerns for global oligarchs.

by cyanydeez

6/17/2026 at 7:15:35 PM

'No that's too hard let's just ban them them all and require age verification for everyone'...

by smalltorch

6/17/2026 at 7:51:27 PM

so 4chan always used "((()))" for their racism. Perhaps we need to implement Postgresql $$$oligarchs$$$ around things that are clearly being implemented because doing the right thing would bother $$$them$$$.

by cyanydeez

6/17/2026 at 9:32:48 PM

I want my kids to swim in the creek

by smalltorch

6/17/2026 at 9:43:31 PM

cool, have the government enforce existing regulations aabout fraud, monopolies, enticement, incitement, and all the other dark patterns social media uses to keep them addicted.

by cyanydeez

6/17/2026 at 10:30:21 PM

I think I'm more of a effect change from the bottom up kinda guy.

It's just too far gone.

by smalltorch

6/18/2026 at 10:32:01 AM

i dont see how a blanket country wide ban thats impossible to secure correctly is bottom up

by cyanydeez